those friends of yours aren't even friends they should encourage you to draw not be assholes about it and protest like as if you suck, you should go for it, draw and don't listen to their bitchy opinions

I... completely agree! If they talk you down for not drawing to the standard that THEY want immediately, they’re not looking to actually help you. Cut these bastards out.

Exactly they're selfish assholes that love to purposely hurt your feelings and they're so narcissistic and full of their selves

Don't listen to them dude. They're were never your friends anyway.

Never apologize for who you are or for what you like to do, ever. Do what you love and own it, you'll attract actual friends support that way.

If someone is telling you stuff like that: "give up/you're not good enough" it should indicate to you that you're actually doing something right. They're just toxic and insecure and people like that literally cannot handle seeing someone who's motivated and actualized. Spend some time analyzing their lives, lifestyles and career choices and ask yourself if that's the life and attitude you want to adopt. How happy or fulfilled are those people? What kind of life and success have they built around their attitudes and thoughts?

If anything, I strongly suggest you double-down on your art and keep at it. You'll set a good example and weed out toxic folk like that. Commit to your art even more than you ever have.

"You'll NEVER get a job in the art industry with this kind of f***ing attitude! You'll end up in a deeper hole that you will never get out of": there may be something here worthwhile of consideration. If you seem to react in a very negative way to "failure", it is certainly going to be a detriment to your development and skills. Failure is important, it's an integral aspect of any kind of endeavor and there's a chance that it could teach you a lot about yourself and how you want to apply yourself.

At your worst, you can even do it just to spite them. While spite can be toxic in itself, too, it can also be a strong motivating factor that could be useful for a time.