/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>5047860
18
no
yes

>age
25
>job
None.
>do you hope to make art your job
I have completely given up on art, drawing, doodling, and pretty much everything else.

>>5047862
Zoomer sama?
I kneel

>>5047863
Fug mane, this is me in a few months.

datamining thread

36
software engineer
yes

>>5047860
>23
>Working some student intern shit while finishing up my degree
>No, I'm not nearly good enough yet and I think I'd prefer to leave it a hobby

48
sneedposter
i am literally art

>>5047860
27
webshit developer
lmao fuck no it seems stressing as fuck and i'd rather be an overpaid webshit than an underpaid art slave

>>5047860
>24
>studentbux (even tho I stopped going to classes) + commission bux
>yes I've almost made it step it up you fucking faggots

>>5047860
30
EMT
I've completely given up on that idea. I feel like its for the best. Still end up coming here to this board out of muscle memory.

25
Predoc
No, apart from the occasional commission I just do this for myself

30
landscaper, handyman, freelance art
yep

>>5047860
20
Cook but I want to quit.
I don't know, but I certainly want to draw hentai one day.

>33
>Software Engineer
>Being paid to draw anime tiddies with big schlongs would be the dream

25 electrician yes. I need to gitgud first.

26
Delivering car parts for nearly minimum wage
Yes, if i would just fricking draw again

>>5047860
31
>art
Make around 10k a month from commission
Start art studio
Teach children art.

27
No I like money too much.

18
waitress
I'm going to school to become an art teacher for kiddos. wish me luck bois :)

>>5047860
>age
25
>job
No job, I'm a failing student who needs to extend his bachelor by another year
>do you hope to make art your job
God yes, but its such a farfetched dream that I don't think its possible
I feel extremely suicidal and depressed due to various circumstances and events that has happened to me over the years (not going into details). However, I can't kill myself because it would crush my grandparents and my sister who already have lost someone very close to them recently. So I'm forced to just endure the pain and misery.
I pray to god every day that I might die in my sleep, that my heart just stops for some reason.
/blog. Thanks for reading

>>5048130
You can make it, anon. I believe in you. <3
also pyw

>>5047860
28
A-list actor, hoping to make a big break as a waiter
A hope next year I can finally do my artistic barista drawing course.

>22

>Student in a shitty graphic design class (focused on editorial stuffs)due to poor life decisions

>Yes,but I need to go to an art school in order to hone ou fundies and expanding my medium.

So I must build a good looking portfolio besides my beg level and the lack of time.

22

I work at Fedex

Never planned on being a full-time artist but I'd like to make some money here and there, eventually

>>5047860
>25
>Looking for work but that's hard to get with grade 10
>Hope so with porn animations but that's pretty hard to pump out a week.

>>5048130
Remeber u can b gmi if u beliv in urself

>>5048130
That sounds so stupid. Shut the fuck up.

>>5047860
dfg

>>5047860
26
Electrician
I fucking Hope so

>>5047860
>age
21
>job
Housewife
>do you hope to make art your job
No

>age
27
>job
On and off. currently off
>do you hope to make art your job
No, it is a hobby, and will remain that way unless I find a good reliable way to make 6k a month.

>>5047860
33
House husbando
>art job
Why would I ruin my favorite hobby?

>>5047860
30
no
no

>>5048359
I'm gonna draw figures like you one day tableguy!

20
Retail wage slave but only because my tool of a father is unemployed (thanks corona chan) and I’d rather not end up on the street, so I help pay the bills
I wouldn’t mind doing it if I was a top tier artist like Gi where I could do it effortlessly, or if I had lots of clout like shadman and could draw whatever I want, like porn
Pic related is some of my work from a while ago

>>5047860
almost 30
yes
already am, third worlder got it easier

>>5047860
>27
>fine artist
>I'd like to be able to make double what I'm making now by 30

>>5047860
>age
23
>job
got fired of my part time yesterday
>do you hope to make art your job
I know I will

>>5047860
20
Student
No, art should remain in the realm of hobbies, money causes stagnation.

>26
>retail worker
>yes.. somehow

If I never try, I'll never fail, and the thought of trying and failing keeps me in place with the rest.

>20
>no job
>yeah

>>5048402
Double 0 = 0, shouldn’t be too difficult

Unless you are in debt already, then doubling your debt isn’t a great idea

>25
>commercial illustrator
>it's kinda already my job

>21 soon 22
>Scientific illustration student
>Yes, acrually i already earned a few thousands working with researchers

But I dont want to just live doing scientific illustration, i wanna design clothes and goodies stuff like that and hopefully draw graphic novels

>>5048633
scientific illustration sounds really fun, anon. Feels like a good way to get your career started to build your skills

22
ux design intern
Yea but don't see it happening

>>5047860
>>age
25
>>job
none
>>do you hope to make art your job
kind of want to do it passively, but never know what to draw and skills need work
Proportions and contrast are ok, colouring is shit and can't into digital. Also lack patience and constantly stop halfway through

>>5047860
>36
>multidisciplinary engineer
>no

>>5048370
Proceed with caution - It’s a curse that cannot be lifted.

Anorexic crackwhore anon will sniff you out

30
Fortune 500 company salaried position
No I just draw porn for fun because there are so few things left in life that bring me joy.

25
substitute teacher
actually, its funny, 5 years ago i thought i was helpless to learn how to draw but now shits starting to click for me and i feel like i can learn to become a pro. still not good but now i have hope. don't think i can make it my day job though

>>5048840
uh, when did i post this?

>>5048868
My brother

>>5047860
>25
>I live off commissions
>It's better than retail, what I really want is to live off patreon so I can just draw what I want all the time

>>5048180
Nice hatching. Blog?

>age
24
>job
Nurse
>do you hope to make art your job
No, great extra money though

>>5048180
Is that earl sweatshirt?

>>5047860
30
Nope, but used to be in 3d
Already kinda is, but want to make visual novels.

>>5047860
30
survey systems engineer
yeah, my real job sucks ass

23
tailored furniture
yes, while I don't dislike my current job and it's stable, I'm not really interested in it

29

Home media authoring (editimg/media for DVD/Bluray release)

Not really. I get to work on anime for a living currently, with good pay and benefits. It's a fun job. I work on my own art in my own time and I feel that I enjoy it more that way. I have an art degree which almost feels like a waste, but I got my job through connections I made at school and video skills I learned there. I might go back and get a teaching degree to teach art to kids, but for now I'm good where I am.

>>5048889
I've just got an instagram, it's @Coonarooni

>>5048892
Yeah, ripped straight from the album cover

>>5048889
And thanks no one here ever likes my painstaking hatching

>22, soon to be 23
>cake designer
>I hope man, I need a change, I feel bored and empty, working towards it

>21
>College atm, but within the next month i plan to get a wage slave job
Kinda? Be nice to have it as a side thing to rake in extra income but unless i start pumping out a lot of money from it im fine just doing it as a hobby

>>5047863
why are you even in /ic/ mate

>>5048130
literally me

>29
> Personal Teacher atm
>Yes, I quit my main job two months ago and have been doing conventions and markets. Working so far.

>age
30
>job
Illustrator
>do you hope to make art your job
Freelancing is really stressful so I am thinking of submitting to studio job more often than I should.

>22
>Pianist
>Never, just something for fun. Just started, I needed an outlet where I can be disciplined yet still have fun

>>5047860
>45
>NEET
>Practicing my fundies so I can become a gmi. Have the whole rest of my life ahead of me.

>>5048189
Hey do you have a porfolio?

>>5048402
>>5048883
>>5049294

Hello, Do you have a portfolio?

>24
>professional powerpoint maker
>already kind of am but sometimes I think it'd be nice to live off commissions or patreon, doing commissions are kinda stressful though

>>5048130
i am the same way. i am 19 and i'm a failing communinty college student because i'm quite honestly retarded. sometimes when i'm in a really bad mood, i want to kill myself, but i'd never want to put my older brother through the pain of losing me.

23

Part time cashier

It be the dream but unless I somehow magically grow an audience online any hopes of that are dead cause fuck getting an industry job. Nepotism is a fucking bitch and I hate making friends solely for the sake of connections. I only have time now to do the occasional freebie on 4chan anyhow but that satifies me currently.

>>5049934
ToT ToT ToT ToT ToT ToT ToT ToT ToT ToT ToT ToT ToT ToT ToT ToT

28
Warehouse worker
I earn 1k a month from Patreon coom art but I don't think I'd want to live a life purely dependent on coombux. Working on my STEM degree so I can just make art a hobby without being dependent on external input.

>>5047860
21
no, still doing my bachelor's degree
i honestly don't know if i want to do art full-time, but i'd like to do commissions on the side

>>5048402
so how much do you make monthly atm?

>>5049934
>>5049979
Japs and crying face emoji, name a more iconic duo

>>5049492
Yes, I do.

> 34
> none
> Having been more successful in the field of art exhibitions, but interacting with extremely outgoing and superficial people forced me to pretend to be smiling all the time.
Try on the cartoon, illustration and animation and see everyone frustrated and depressed ... I think I'll go back to the first option.

>age
28
>job
game dev
>do you hope to make art your job
elements bleed into my job, but don't intend to make it my full career. mostly for hobby and to get ideas out of my head

>>5047944
I'm the same age and was thinking about going to college for culinary
Do you want to quit cause working as a cook sucks or some other reason?

>age
26
>job
Content Developer
>do you hope to make art your job
Not really. I make low six figures at my job, and it's something I enjoy doing. Great company, great benefits, and my team and manager love me. I like drawing for myself and have never been interested in doing it for anyone else. It wouldn't make sense to turn it into a job for me.

>25
>marketing/freelance
>I do and its awesome, I'm glad I made the choice to go into a field I enjoy thats outside of my degree. At current job take photos, social media, photoshop, brochures etc. Its been a very long and painful journey and dont earn a lot of money but it is so much better slaving away at something you hate. Ive lurked on here for about 6 yrs and I am extremely close to making it.

24
was call center, now art commissions scratching by
yes, but i want to be able to work on what i want. if im ever working under someone else, its solely for getting better personally

>>5047860
>23
>Concept artist in vidya
>Currently making it, but I think I should switch to UI cuz I don't know what I would do If I loose my studio job

19
College I guess
If I can that'd be great

>>5049281
If he's like me, then he just comes here out of habit

>>5047860
>25
>surviving on disability neet bux and commissions/prints
>definitely, I decided 2 years ago if I can't make it I will either be homeless and kill myself or be a roastie housewife, I just need to set up patreon and a small official legit business to get more money flowing without panicking about tax fraud but I'm retarded with decision making and appointments.

>>5047860
>age
20
>job
college studying as a computer engineer
>do you hope to make art your job
Sure I'd definitely welcome the idea but I also don't mind not making money from my art. I've long come to terms to the impracticality of me making a living off of art and honestly, this isn't the reason why I started drawing in the first place.
I draw whatever makes me happy and I have fun doing it, its nothing more than a fun hobby for me.
I really do admire the anons that dropped everything to attempt a living off of art; However, I'm not as brave as some of you and the risk of derailing my future is way too great for me to even think about taking the risk.

>>5047873
>attempting to datamine 4chan
Lmao, good luck
I'm a 76 year old Guatemalan woman who works as a lawyer for Joe Biden
My job is art

>>5047890
How much you make

>>5048106
You will never be a woman, sorry

>>5047860
36
Menial labor
A bit late for that m8 innit?

>>5052737
Nah, if you git gud

>>5047860
25
NEET
yes, my dream is to either open an animation studio or making a living off webcomics

>>5052806
I'm (you), except 20. Got 5 years on ya buddy, gotta run to catch up!

24
Waiter
While it would be a dream, I really just want to make enough off of it to the point it pays for its self

>>5052806
>25
>NEET
>be able to stay inside, sheltered from society, while drawing coom or else.

Unfortunately, I have no choice but to find an apprenticeship in the matrix next year to earn money and pay for my own studio appartment, away from my parents. I'll use this unbearable external working pressure as motivation to draw for a living.

22
Concept Artist
Huh

>>5050529
Nice work

20

Fast food

Eh, would be nice to draw lewds and get paid. But I'm into weird stuff so the market isn't there as much.

>>5047860
33
Security Guard
Only if can make me happy

>>5053420
>But I'm into weird stuff so the market isn't there as much.
That means you get to charge way higher.

>17
>high school student
>Yeah definitely would like that. I'm already making some money from commissions but still need a lot more to live comfortably.

>>5047860
21
No but I think I just got hired for another wage slave job, waiting on the background check.
It would be nice, though I worry I would end up hating it like I do every other job

>>5053643
Inb4 ageb&

22
Nurse
No

22
Nurse
No, but id like to make a graphic novel at some point. Some fantasy shlock, it sounds fun.

>26
>digital artist making about $800/mo, which is my half of the household expenses.
>yes, but rich.

>just turned 27 on sunday
>Wagecuck at Wendys
>I really, really want to. I enjoy making art and I've had people say I'm high int lvl. I've been encouraged to make a portfolio and market myself more. I'm just really fucking tired all the time. since 'rona started, I've been working 5-6 days a week.

I am really introverted by nature and prefer to spend my time and days alone drawing and not talking. But I know it's not socially acceptable to say you 'don't like talking" so I put on a show. Because of this, I end up dealing with customers all day. People will always compliment me on how fun and happy I am while I take their order but it's all a farce because it leaves when they pull away.

I genuinely feel like I'm developing some form of psychosis from this. I never feel like I'm myself and its leaching into my personal life. I asked to be put in another position and get ignored. As soon as I finish paying off my student loan and bank some money, I'm quitting and becoming a Neet for a year. If I don't make it in that year, I'm going to an hero. Fast food should only ever be for teens making spare cash, People who are married to someone making the real money, or imbeciles. And since I'm not a teen and not married, I'm an imbecile. I'd rather die than be an imbecile

I'd post work but I don't want my art to be connected to this post. this shithole is one of the only places I feel I can be genuine. I don't want this to spread onto my social. If for some reason you read this and are in a better position than me. Good. Keep going anons. I'm just gonna become a cautionary tale

>>5054295
You know anon, sometimes when someone compliments you, it's in the hopes that it will carry you through the rest of the day. (Some) people understand anon. And from experience they tend to be the types to want you to not waste a second worrying. About anything. You are no cautionary tale, so long as you keep stepping up to the plate in the morning. No matter how long it takes.

>>5054295
Happiness is a state of mind, point of view etc etc blah blah whatever. Point is, you'll be disappointed to find that even supposing everything goes well, that it's akin to trying to solve a problem by soothing its symptoms. It works quite well; until it doesn't. I'd preach more, but people don't like to think, and I can't force anyone to. You can always make the decision to think, though. Question yourself, then answer. A slow but sure process.

>>5054295
>this shithole is one of the only places I feel I can be genuine. I don't want this to spread onto my social.

for what its worth, id rather follow people who post like you instead of all the fake happy fucks in the community.

>>5052687
>prints
Where do you promote your these?

>>5054169
Post your tiktok

>>5047860
>25
>para educator
>someday yes
My most recent wip. What do you think?

>>5054364
Fuck you fag. Honestly the shitty nurse tiktoks make me feel worse then when my patients die

>>5047860
23
Animation student
Yes. I aim be a top grade animator one day.

>>5047860
>age
34
>job
Right now some office shit about company insurances
>do you hope to make art your job
Big no. Sounds good, but I get quickly burned out drawing something I don't want to draw and this is your whole job then unless you mean becoming a mangaka and publishing your own story. In that case, I plan on finishing at least one of my few stories once and upload it on some page that gets you a bit of money, aside from that I continue drawing fanart I love to draw.

>>5054417
Possibly coomable

>25
>sales
i hope to complete a project, whether or not that becomes my job is irrelevant

>>5054839
Lol thanks

Thanks for the responses, anons
>>5054317
I'm just so tired anon. It takes so much energy. I don't hate the people coming through and I appreciate them saying encouraging things, it's better than being screamed at after all. When I finish the day I usually just fall asleep, and then fuck up my sleep schedule because of it. No matter how much caffeine or nicotine I have in my system, I can't seem to medicate myself enough to find the energy to do anything constructive with my time. I just keep watching documentaries and tutorials so at least I can feel a little productive even though I'm not. The optimist in me says "book your time better, make sure you're getting good enough sleep, exercise, eat well keep trying to get out" But every day brings a new flavor of hell

I remember reading somewhere that, more often than not, depression is caused by a lack of agency in one's life. I can absolutely agree. I don't feel in control, but I don't feel like I'm on autopilot either because I can't just let my lower brain take control and clock out mentally

>>5054358
I know about the hedonic treadmill and the story of Sisyphus. Art is the boulder that I enjoy carrying the most. Small, frequent wins are the best way to generate happiness and momentum. I can't seem to get that first win to gain momentum. I pick up the pen and the weight of the unfinished wip makes me want to put it back down and just doodle aimlessly, something that doesn't help me in the long run.

It's most likely that this step is just a phase bound to pass. It's just been 2 months of struggling and it feels like I'm at a point where something needs to change before I either drop the job all together and go into financial ruin or I snap

>>5054360
I mean, thanks anon. I'd usually just be posting art without captions or tags for the joy of it. I'm always more interested in art accounts that post just art, you know? Normies want more of a cult of personality thing though. Cheers

>>5054903
>No matter how much caffeine or nicotine I have in my system, I can't seem to medicate myself enough to find the energy to do anything constructive with my time
that makes sense, you're severely depressed. forced to work an already shitty job, in the middle of a pandemic? it's awful. doesn't help you're acting like someone you're not and put in situations that are mentally draining for 8 hours every day.
i genuinely hope things improve for you, and soon. god speed, anon

>>5054903
>I pick up the pen and the weight of the unfinished wip makes me want to put it back down and just doodle aimlessly, something that doesn't help me in the long run.
Oh the irony of claiming to understand, yet to be ignorant regardless. You'll continue to chase what isn't there if you do not question your assumptions. Do not mistake knowing with understanding. I won't say anything more as I already sound plenty pretentious as is, godspeed.

>>5047860
>26
>unemployed
>yes

23
none
I plan to make it something I do for fun and if people pay me for it then that's extra income

>>5047860
27
Doctor
No

>age
26
>job
software architect
>do you hope to make art your job
kind of, I just want to get good at it and I feel like having a decent paying job has released me from the pressure of making it. I can just explore stuff without worrying too much.

It's pretty unlikely deso, these days.

>>5053267
t-thanks.

>>5047860
39 boomer
graphic designer
yes

>>5054417
Make a comic of this and i'll pay you.

>>5055205
Hey can you send me some Ritalin

>>5052736
Why does everyone on 4chan assume that everyone's a man or a tranny?
I'm a fucking man. I have a dick.

>19
>mech eng student
>no, fuck turning hobbies into work
I just like drawing and admiring unusual/impossible landscapes desu

>>5055294
Youre too kind. I actually want to make a comic of the Chad Virgin and Coomer. Maybe chud and enbie will cameo. I know its theyre a dead meme but I limed the concept a lot. Lol

>>5047860
>28
>office
>yes

31, 32 in Feb.

Currently, no job. Lost it a while ago and then COOF happened. I pay my bills via graphic design/illustration commissions.

I'd like to, but I know I'm basically just scraping by until something real happens, IE: Either I can finagle a real ongoing job or project that helps me improve my skills, or I can ramp up my demand and commission prices. But I'm also generally shit and also not really good at just sitting down and working for 8+ hours a day, so that might never happen.

>>5049480
isnt it kind of funny how all the people who are in their twenties have a "my life is over" mentality about art, meanwhile people 40+ have a "my life is just starting!" mentality? So strange how that works, but its a great mentality to have so good on you anon :)

>>5054802
Sheridan?

>>5048130
I physically felt this post
too real.

>19
>animation student

I wanna be a great layout artist

>32
>salaryman
>No. In fact, my goal is make 1k per month in commissions.

29

Full-time artist

Working it out. Settled a contract to work on a graphic novel for $3,000 a month starting January ($36,000 for 2021). With commissions added, I may end up making somewhere between $5,000-$6,000 a month.

From there, it depends.

>>5047860
>27
>full time, government paid, carer
>no

I wouldn't mind having it supplement my income through it though. But really, I just want to create the characters and stories I want to create.

>>5047860
21
Been working in Fiverr as a freelancer since I was 17, but recently I've decided to quit Fiverr to hone my skills.
Yes and no. My time working in Fiverr made me realize that to be happy I have to draw what I like, so although I kinda enjoy making coom art I will also devote a large part of my time to drawing and painting tamer, non coomer stuff.

>>5055943
Gmi chad i 'neel

>age
18
>job
none
>hope to make art as a job
Heck yeah! for someone who lives in a third world country
Earning some us bucks sounds good to me
All i have to do now is stop being a lazy piece of shit and get back to drawing

>>5057042
Literally me, except I'm 3 yers older

>age
22
>job
software engineer
>hope to make art as a job
not really, my pay is pretty good compared to most top artists. But getting some social media attention can be called my goal.

>>5047860
>18
>n/a
>do you hope to make art a career?
Well, I'm hoping to get into a high class animation art school in a year or so, so yeah I hope lol

>>5047860
39
Industrial packaging but I'll get fired soon
Yes but probably I'm not gonna make it

>>5055443
Do you have an idea for the "script"? Is the work purely digital? I only work purely traditional. I would like to be able to participate by intervening in some images of the comic. I am very inspired by the works of Simon Bisley, F. De Felipe (Marketing & Utopia) styles. If you are interested in the proposed idea, maybe we could hit it off and do something interesting.

>>5047860
>age
25
>job
None. I get a pension and live with parents.
> do you hope to make art your job
No. I hope that this hobby pull me out from the abyss.

>age
22
>job
tax accountant
>do you hope to make art your job
i know i can reach a level where i can do freelance illustration

>>5047863
me in march

30, military, I draw coom for fun on my $800 tablet.

>>5055326
Of course not, now go back to draw

>age
23
>job
security guard
>do you hope to make art your job
fuck no. last thing i want is to turn a passion of mine into wage labor. even a job you enjoy is still a job at the end of the day, and if that job was connected to my passion, then there would be no mental disconnect, and id have to make trade offs and such not based on my own desire or decision but that of others, either my boss or people i was appeasing to in general

nothing wrong with art being something you enjoy doing and not your job or career. weird as fuck to me the amount of people that associate their identity with their job and if they dont have that they try to align it. idk about other people but i want my job to stay at my job and be completely detached from what i do at home

>>5058686
in value-oriented capitalism, people place a disproportionate amount of importance on the ability to create fiscal value from everything, and if you can't do that, it must be pointless. it's personally one of the biggest reasons why we need to dismantle this system, the others being the broken methods of distributing all that wealth and the inability to ethically participate in a capitalist society.

>>5047860
31
Janitor
Storyboarding is the only art job that sounds appealing, even though I feel my temperament would hinder my success at such a "take feedback, redo/cut your precious first passes" heavy job.

>>5047860
22
still in college but i do comms on the side
yeah, im thinking im gmi

>>5048450
i agree, but isnt this view unrealistic/naive?

>>5048903
what kind of visual novels?

25
servicenow developer
i cant and dont want to. maybe in 5 years when im better at drawing ill think about it

>>5047860
>24
>Mechanical Engineer Student
>Not really, but would like to make a webcomic for fun

>>5047860
>31
>engineer in the watch industry
>No, but I wouldn't mind doing it part time in indie video game development, say 20% art and 80% my usual job. I sort of got dragged away from the more artistic and fun part of watchmaking due to my workplace needing me elsewhere.

>>5047860
33
Wood shop assistant
No

>>5047860
21
still in uni
Yea...or at least writing

>age
18
>job
I used to work in a small guitar shop since I'm a musician second, not a great one but a musician nonetheless, but that's kinda not happening due to family issues and a possible move. Having a knife to your throat due to a distain with the world will do that haha
>do you hope to make art your job
Idk about my job, but I'd love to have a small studio or something to do my shit in, making money would be cool and all but I'm still super hesitant to call myself an artist because idk if I deserve that title yet. Like I've been drawing since middle school, used to copy out a shitty westernized paperback how to draw manga book. Now I'm struggling still with the figure and faces but I'm getting better even if it's stylized mostly.
Pic related is a two or three hour shitty self portrait painting from today, first time I painted myself since 2018, just acrylic but I want to get into painting finally since I've been a paper-pencil person forever. Looks like shit but I'm trying to get more confident with the impurities of my face.

>>5047860
24
Material Handler
Yes, but realizing it's a soul-less pursuit is the key to success.

>>5047860
>31
>senior software developer
>no,it's a side hobby but i do earn extra $$ from it

19
in uni
yes

>>5047860
>age
30

>job
None

>do you hope to make art your job
Not really. I do intend to find a way to make money with art, but a proper job is just not for me. I've tried it, but having a real job just fills me with despair and existential dread. I should honestly apply for disability, but I'm too ashamed of it to try.

>>5054903
I know you'll probably ignore this but you unironically need exercise. I always felt tired and shitty all the time and slept 10 hours a day until I started jogging properly. It's fucking hard to start doing it as a wageslave but night running is great if your not a morning person, and you'll surely be able to do it as a NEET regardless. Just remember to start slow and do walk-jog-walk, if you push yourself too hard then you'll probably give up before you get fit enough to run comfortably. Also don't listen to that idiot telling you that making it won't make you happy, even years later I still feel so much fucking better than I did when I was a wagie, shit is basically like living in prison.

>>5047860
>age
22
>job
Waiter at a resort
>do you hope to make art your job
Probably. I recently graduated from art school but am taking a year (or 2) long break. It's pretty fun so far, tips are nice and I spend my breaks drawing and reading anatomy books (I'm really enjoying Richers book). It's kinda funny how when I was in school I kept experimenting with so many different mediums that I never learned the actual fundies. If i'd known then what I know now, I wouldn't have gone to art school and instead have taken life drawing classes, but you can't change the past and atleast I'm living pretty well on my own.

>>5062075
>night running
i'd love to do this but i live in a city and i'd definitely get jumped if i run around after dark

>>5055358
Post your penis

>>5047860
>age
20
>job
student, trying for a summer programming internship
>do you hope to make art your job
yes in case i fail the normal job market because autism social skill, although the odds of me making it are very slim. hoping to slowly build up content for my own stories and at least have some fun in this lifetime if nothing comes out.

>20
>poorly choosen college
>yes

>>5047860
22
retail
absolutely not

20
Does student count
No I just wanna draw titty and make game in my free time

21
UPS
I just want to progress enough to make my own comics and draw all the GILF bitches I'd ever want.

>>5047860
>age
29
>job
auditor
>do you hope to make art your job
yes

>>5047860
23
neet my whole life
i could if i tried but I find other things more interesting. i hate myself for being born 100 times more talented than everyone else and doing nothing with it but ill probably end up doing something art related as a career anyway so i don't worry about it so much

>>5047873
as if they didn't already knew everything about (you)

>32
>former athlete/now covid neet
>don't know

29
no
non-coom commissions i guess

>>5047860
27
unemployed shader programmer
yes because programming literally broke my sanity

I really do hope I can make a living by doing art.

>30
>illustrator/background artist
>see above

>>5047860
33
freelance web developer
no

>>5065517
Is graphics programming a specialty worth getting into? Right now I'm an embedded programmer and it's not great.

>>5047860
>age
21
>job
NEET
>do you hope to make art your job
absolutely

>>5048130
You can do it mate

>>5059260
Stuff like Steins;Gate and Fata Morgana. Something quality, with a great story.

>>5047860
19
NEET
Yes but I'm too lazy to ever actually draw so it's unlikely

>>5052354
Not the guy you're asking but the culinary industry is garbage. All I got from it was fucked up knees and barely enough money to pay for uni. If you really love it though, all I can say is invest in good shoes.

26
Warehouse
Yes, some days it feels like trying to make art as a way to sustain yourself feels like a futile effort but I'm mental so I go for it anyways

>19
>NEET
>i wanted to be a computer eeng but i am too stupid for that so my second option is becoming a coom furry artist

>>5047860
>Age
21
>Job
Law student in third-world country.
>Do you hope to make art your job?
Honestly, no. I want to become good because I remember drawing as a kid and liking it, now that I'm older I want to become much better. If I can earn money with it, the better.

>24
>no job
>Yes

I had a lot of shit happen to me that knocked me off balance from age 18-21. I spent the last 3 years feeling sorry for myself and resenting the world for the situation I allowed myself to sink into. I'm nowhere near good enough to even apply for an art school, let alone having a career in art. Most of my friends who went to art school still suck - they can just polish turds, and they don't get consistent work. All of my friends are more successful than I am.

>23
>electrical apprentice
>not main source of income but maybe yes

Just want to make some comics, am close to starting a few practice runs to work on workflows. Previously had done animation in my spare time but the time spent vs the reward I got (less than 100 views on youtube in most cases) really makes me want to change method of creativity. Mostly too it’s just a lot of getting ideas out of my head and onto paper so I can show my parents/peers that I’m not just some weirdo crazy fake artist type

>>5063810
>covid neet
How can you get netbux from covid situation? How much do you make monthly?

>>5047860
1.19, approaching 20 in 5 months ffs
2.In process of dropping out of CS course and taking time to make a portfolio for design school, got a corporate drone job lined up in the meantime
3.IDK, I dabble in so many things like art, music and fashion so it’s tough
Btw, here’s a little shitpost drawing I made in few minutes out of boredom:=)

>>5047860
38
game graphics art
already is

>>5063805
Imagine beign surprised over CIA, FBI, and whatever other ABC agencies beign all over this place
They honestly believe there's anything real going on here other than zoomers whining about their shitty life

>>5068719
You don't need art school to do art as a career
I too have no formal education, and that applies to a lot of people I work with. Nobody cares about papers

>>5047860
>age
29
>job
laid off in July cause sars-cov-2
>do you hope to make art your job
I don't want it to be my only source of income, so no. I would like to have some semblance of an income with it though. Sadly, I'm not good enough for commissions and have 0 following.
picrel my art

>>5047860
19
Studiying Computer Science
I wish some day i will become an artist

27
>Job
Don't have one.
>Do you hope to make art your job
The only way that I can is to do it on the internet entirely. There's no hope for me in the industry.

>>5047860
>>age
>27
>>job
>Game dev.
>>do you hope to make art your job
No. I just want to get good at it for the challenge.

>age
22
>job
Currently unemployed
>do you hope to make art your job
With my current expenses I can live off of $700 a month. If I can make that much on art then I am living the dream. I have about a year until I run out to get good enough to make that. Failing that a part time job working three 8-hour shifts can still pay rent, but I'd rather not have to resort to retail work again. That's assuming I can get a job quick enough to not end up homeless.

I've given up everything else. Friends, family, hometown. All for one purpose. I don't even care anymore if this path leads straight to hell. I will maximize my potential and grind intensively to reach my goal.

>>5047860
>26
>Retail, but in Firefighter/EMT school
Yes, I want to make comics.

>>5047860
>28
>Pharmacy Tech
>I did, now I just want to make a cute webcomic to leave behind before I kill myself

>>5071399
namaste

>>5071402
Amen brother

>>5071401
gmi

>>5047860

>age
30

>job
Freelance designer & production coordinator

>do you hope to make art your job
To an extent it is already, but I'm really enjoying drawing as a (serious) hobby and hesitate to make it my job. I'm mostly scared of ruining my passion by turning it into my work, and working in entertainment production builds up a lot of useful skills as is.

19
student
no, i just want to draw things i think are cool and that others enjoy. draw characters for my friends too

>>5047860
>27
>I do paperwork in a college
>no, but competent enough to draw for my own satisfaction

>>5047860
30
Senior dev
No I like my hobby as is

>>5048359
Cute

>>5047860
>28
>chemical engineer
>I'm a published poet in a major journal, and I frequently read and write on the job. For the past 2+ years I've had a new job with lots of office privacy and can often read and write for half the workday or more. Not to mention since quarantine, I've been working half-days in person which in reality works out to 2.5 hours at the facility. The rest of the time I'm available remotely and write/read at home with my wife or do other things.
>In a bit of a holding pattern right now as I haven't gotten anything published in the last few months and have a new version of a book manuscript I've submitted to many contests. But poetry publishing is generally a grind and I'm submitting poem samples to many quality magazines as always and hopefully get another break soon. Also working to learn new styles and fiddling with some prose which is not my usual.

>>5047860
>age
20
>job
none. student
>do you hope to make art your job
as my career? never.
something on the side? sure.