Well I think you're great though I know that doesnt mean much from some rando

NEVER be intimidated by other artists. True merit is only appreciated in hindsight, and most great artists only became famous after their deaths and the revelation of their tragic life circumstances. Art, much like the written word, is a form of expression. It's also the most necessary part of the human experience. Though the leaders in the art world may fool everyone else with the "lie" that there's a scale of comparison with artists, the real truth at the end of the day is that one artist who trained his entire life to draw a straight line or a perfect circle is still producing work just as meaningful as a Van Gogh or Picasso. The measure of art is in the eye of the beholder. Does it move you? Does it cause you to reflect on the world around you, and the circumstances of its creation? Or does it just give you a feeling of pleasant resolve? My advice: if you're intimidated by other artists, become YOUR favorite artist. Put yourself at the top of the list of most important artists in the world, and then act like it has already taken root. No one created fantastic departures by saying that anyone else was better; they said that everyone else was an inspiration.

I feel this sometimes

I mean yes and no. I can look at someone's art and feel like, but can also be inspired to try anyways. Maybe I can't do something like that, but I will work hard and see how close I can get. That's also where I like artist that don't delete old work. I love seeing thier progress.

I always get that combined with "And all I'm doing is WRITING, nobody appreciates writing, and when they do, there's so much better, why read my stuff? It'd never be as popular as if I could draw..."

Combine that with depression and you spend a surprising amount of time laying on your bed feeling like you suck.

i dont even draw and get that sometime

Definitely not just you.
Also, I think you have quite a distinct style and it makes you amazing ♥

Not just you, Imposter Syndrome is a thing
And we're often our own worst, most brutal critics. Wish I had some wonderful little trick to get past that, but I've yet to find one. Best thing I've found is to occassionally look at what criticisms are being made against your work and evaluate how valid that criticism could truly be. Helps if you can manage to step back and dispassionately review your own material, but the big part is figuring out which bits of criticism might be areas for improvement and which are completely invalid.

It's not just you, there's a lot of people who think like that. However, art is one of those things where pretty much everyone has something that makes them stand out against everyone else. Maybe it's anatomically correct composition, maybe it's realistic proportions, maybe it's imbuing the piece with your own sense of humor, maybe it's the linework, or the shading, or the highlighting.

I personally followed you for the small/flat chested ladies and the soft glow your pics give off.

Wasn't expecting anyone else to have this problem...
It's like - you have to make sure you don't overdose on their works, bad side effects

Every artist ever (save for narcissists) has this issue.

You should by all means push yourself to be better but don't expect to be someone else. Those other artists aren't you. What you have to say is just as valid in your own way as what they have to say. You're already a talented artist who does cute characters with amazing backdrops like in this pic https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41306146/ That is a sexy character, the coloring is great as is the lighting and effects. You excel at cute expressions AND you've got a great sense of naughty humor. You're already in a place where you can get forth some really great ideas. Keep honing that and most of all be kind to yourself.

Your stuff is good. Improving is also good, but all of the "better" artists you see were, where you are now, first. There's also a good chance that the style they're drawing in is long and exhausting (and harder to find buyers for). You aren't a fraud and they're aren't many artists of matching style/content.

Just remember, at one time they might have been limited to stick figures.

If I could draw 0.01% of what you can, I'd be content.

So don't worry looking up to bigger artists. Art is fun!

Definitely not. I run away from drawing a lot because I feel so lacking. :') I know I'm better than some, and others are better than me, and that's the way it is, but I still struggle with it.

You were better than many even back when I first started following you years ago :) Thanks, good to know the feeling can get to anyone ^^

What about the fact that to some people, you're one of the great artists that makes them feel that way? What would you say to them when they are intimidated by you?

I think I would say... look back through my gallery. I never delete anything, and my roots are... old, and deep, and really ugly. Wherever they might find themselves, they'll probably find a time I was there too :)

Now imagine the other artists* saying that to you, and hopefully it will help you feel better. ^.^

(*Except the ones who do delete the old stuff and deprive the world of the journey)

Nah, not only you :D
Breaking the stupor for me is done usually by focusing on what I myself am good at, instead of what other people do better. Then seeing some obvious mistakes in the pieces made by 40k+ watchers that no one points out because they either don't see it themselves or are just afraid to mention (those popufurs do like to throw temper tantrums afterall!) makes me feel good xD

Heh, it is sort of fun to go error spotting with very high quality/popular artists. Not out of maliciousness, but just because it reminds me that they too are fallible :)

That said, I've un-followed a few who were high quality, then were fetching $150+ for their pieces, and then their quality bombed out but their prices didn't. I don't begrudge anyone for making a living out of art, but it rankles when the artist doesn't seem to be... well, trying any more.

It's a shameful practice for sure, but I can understand those people as greed is a mechanic to which all of us are prone to. Getting more money by producing more art by losing quality from cuttin corners. The average viewer may not even notice it, but us, people with somewhat of an experience in art and a more insightful eye, will notice.
Still not as bad as those people who take way too many commissions and then jump ship, because they have tens of people breathing down their neck, like Jailbird did.