This is so . Thank you for posting it. Its encouraging to read.

Very wise advice, I myself have this struggle from time to time still. But i just keep looking at my progress. I started it took me a week to draw something and now i can crank out a full color pic in a day at most. And i want to draw constantly and i look back on my work not with OMG I am awful but look forward saying wow i have grown so much and have gotten so good I must keep going and my work will keep improving. Also i think a lot of artist compare themselves to others, again I use to think wow I will never be as good as (insert artist here) but the more work i do the better I get and people who like said artist like my work as well so i know i am doing something right. I also think artist who have made it should on occasion give up and comers recognition, you have no idea what a confidence boost that can be for an artist. I know one of my greatest milestones was when one of my hero's liked an art piece I did and they liked it. It blew my mind and gave me a huge burst of confidence for me.

Oh man, I know just what you mean!
I absolutely idolized and was utterly speechless when I was honored with the opportunity to do an art trade with her.
It's the little things that the bigger-name artists do that can really, like you said, give a huge burst of confidence for the newer artist.

Indeed I hope to one day be able to be that person to an artist :3

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In illustrated form! http://zenpencils.com/comic/90-ira-.....for-beginners/

Oh nice! That was even more awesome getting to read it in an illustrated comic form. Thanks for sharing that! :D

I saw that one a few weeks ago thanks to a friend. It inspire me a LOT

this needs to be faved, reblogged, retweeted, WHATEVER 2,000 times. Really helps knowing this!

http://dannytiger.tumblr.com/post/35073949042 - Relevant.

There's nothing wrong with your work not being great though.

I nitpick artists I think are great. Every time I look at their works, I see the flaws, and decide that I'll do it better. I dunno if that's mean or just my way of improving, but that's the way it is.

Work hard, become great.

Indeed, I do too. If you can see how to improve even the phenominal work of those awesome people, then you will be able to apply that to your own and improve yourself.

Excellent advice, definitely applies to all the creative arts!

I love Ira Glass urhghh

And true for any art.

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? -- Practice dude, practice.

PROTIP: Read only the bolded words

Well said, Ira Glass; well said.
Thanks 4 sharing and posting it, Feralise.
Take care and stay strong, always.

Wisely said, and it reminds me of how close I came to giving up years ago for that reason.

Do you mind if I repost this with all credit going to where it's due?
I think it'll be a good reminder for writers as well v.v

Absolutely! ^^ I think it was originally for story-writers actually.

When I first stumbled upon this quote a month or two back, it made me feel so much better as an artist. I can't describe what that something is that I want in my work - I see glimpses of the surface effect in some other artists' work, but it's only fractions of what I want my finish pieces to look like. Little pieces of what I want. So I hang onto those and try and incorporate all those pieces over the years into my work. Maybe one day I'll get there. Thanks for posting it and reminding me of it. :)

Priceless words!!!

This is what keeps me writing from day to day, thank you Ira and thank you Feralise!

yes wise words I need to start doing art again.

Hmmm....this is a good message. I've always wanted to be a good piano player but yeah that phase stuff. Perhaps one day I'll find the motivation again. Thanks for sharing this even if it is years later.

Maybe I can play guitar again

First off, it must be passion.

I love this, This inspires me to make it through <3

that's so true <3 I'm still trapped in this phase of creative working and always had similar thoughts about it x3

inspirting for future project

Thank you for posting this idk who Ira is but i thank that person as well