I'm not going to be able to make it unfortunately.

Are you going to re-

Just kidding man. Knock it out of the park.

Awww I havent set up a Google plus account. I'll watch.

Excellent material. I picked up some things I can really use. I really appreciate the endorsement of Andrew Loomis' material toward the end, he explains how he thinks in addition to explaining the technical side of drawing, giving the why as well as the how.

I've never actually thought of approaching a day the way i approach a painting. There's a certain way I always do that, there are definite steps and my work more or less always comes out how I want it to. Thinking of other things, and especially life, in that way... I think that's going to be very helpful. I have to really fight a lot of the time just to get out of bed at a decent hour.

Also the point about having to know the rules and being able to follow them before you can break them, pertaining to artistic style, totally true, and also totally relevant to both art and life.

I loved the whole thing, I'll probably be watching it a few times just to see if I glean anything else; I like listening to talks and stuff while I art.

The cave you fear holds the treasure you seek is also great guidance, actually. Many people insist that you should do the thing you're scared of, assuming that the thing you're scared of is somehow pertinent to goals you want to achieve.

Though you didn't ask, something that's been on my mind lately that seems relevant is this: I advise that you learn to love the feeling of salt being poured in your wounds. Adopting a sort of philosophical sadomasochism is one of the better ways of handling criticism and setbacks. When you can actively enjoy the misery of being torn apart by critics, including yourself, when you can tell that hardships and crises are making you a better person and sort of revel in them even when they're killing you and you can actively enjoy the pain you're inflicting on others because you're provoking them into growth, you've got it. Being able to appreciate what a bad ass some crisis was turning me into, assuming I survived it, has gotten me through a bunch of rough places grinning like a Cheshire cat even while I was shaking and breaking down under the pressure.

I completely agree. If growth is going to painful sometimes, we should learn to enjoy the ride!

thanks for the thorough feedback. Glad you loved the video!

I'm going to have to start being there for these videos when they're live. I have a lot of trouble with some things you seem more able to do; specifically, your resolve to be true to yourself. I have a tendency to be too empathetic, to spread myself too thin, to take on too much and fail to do any of it. The more I watch these videos you've posted the more impressed I am with your strength of character and the sense of purpose behind your work ethic. A lot of what you're saying resonates with where I am philosophically, but fail to put into practice.

I'm beginning to learn that it's more loving and more respectful to tell people what they don't want to hear. I told someone a few months ago, who has a tendency to make terrible decisions and seek validation for them before following through with them, " I'm always on your side, which means I will not always agree with you." I'm seeing that I need to cultivate this kind of attitude in professional life as well as personal life.

These videos have much more to unpack and process than I can deal with in a single message. Long story short though, this couldn't have come to my attention at a better time in my life. So thanks for what you're doing.

I just got to watch it after finding some free time. This is soo inspirational and I have a feeling this could help a lot of lost artists realize that they aren't alone and becoming depressed is a natural thing to come across in their life.

Who was the name of your friend? Quin was it? :3 I would love to see his work since you're saying how epic it is haha :D.

Thank you for taking the time to watch—I know it's a long video!

Quin's name and work is linked in this journal. C:

ohhh ok now I see :D you're right he does do some epic stuff ^-^