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    Me getting ready to draw the total eclipse :clueless:
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    I'm lucky enough to live a few miles away from the exact center of the line it's supposed to pass over. I know they say not to point your camera at it but frick, my phone camera is trash anyways so if the total eclipse is the last thing it takes pictures of, it served me well
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    See the joke here is that it'll be total darkness and I won't be able to see my own drawing
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    I'm not very patriotic but damn is The Battle of New Orleans a catchy song
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    I have been unironically listening to Hazbin Hotel songs because they actually go pretty hard 🗿👍
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    ughhhh my ADHD ass trying to show anyone who wants to interact with me everything I've ever done

    I need to work on this cause I stg I end up telling people things that they really don't need to know
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    ⚠️ Warning ⚠️ One of a very few actually serious posts, and a vent no less, from me down below.

    My parents are pushing very hard against me pursuing an art career... There's a lot of talk about how unstable the field is and difficult it is to get a good job. And the fact that I had the chance to take art classes in middle school and could have started earlier but didn't- I think it was because I had a bad art class! I remember it being kind of weird and unstructured in the wrong ways, and I was a kid so I didn't know any better and thought I shouldn't continue those classes

    Sorry for venting a bit. But I've also thought recently about how I've been scribbling and drawing things basically my whole life (I have a bunch of old stuff I might post in my art thread soon) and where my ideas of my future have been, and I really feel motivated to see this through. I have an idea for an animated video I want to make very soon and a bunch of other things floating around.

    I do understand that art is one of the worst and most difficult fields to enter. And I'm not faulting them for being very wary of this- hell, I'm not a person who's good at knowing what they want. But I really care about this, and if I have to show them I'm dedicated to this, I'll do it. You know how lazy I am with most things? Almost never been the case with art

    As a side note, my parents told me a few years ago that making a successful YouTube video- one with a lot of views- was incredibly unlikely and relied on a bunch of skill and luck that I would probably not be able to get. I have a video with nearly 200k views as of writing this post.
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    Hooded Pitohui
    Hooded Pitohui
    I wish you the best in this pursuit, Blathers, and in getting your family behind whatever path you choose to pursue. Art is indeed a difficult passion to pursue, and unfortunately I don't have much advice to offer in that regard.

    I'll say as general advice that it's always prudent to have a backup plan - not something you actively pursue, necessarily (and in fact, with the time you'd be dedicating to art, it may be difficult to actively pursue it), but an awareness of where your other interests lie in case you should choose to make a change at some point. That's not specific to the path of an artist, mind you! On any path, one can find themselves unexpectedly drawn to another path.

    Plan prudently, keep in mind your other interests, and dedicate yourself to continuing to expand your skillset and actively seeking out opportunities in the field, and if this is the path you choose for yourself, you'll do well.

    May you find success and support in whatever you choose to do!
    Ray Trace
    Ray Trace
    Take this at heart from a former art major and someone who still loves working on art.

    I've decided not to pursue art as a career for one simple reason: being in the industry forces you to work on things that are not your own projects, which is what you'll likely be doing. You're going to mostly supply other people with your content. I've realized this when I took art classes in school, that it was difficult for me to get focused and work on projects simply because I didn't really have the drive to work on essential, practical models that aren't necessarily the funnest things to work on, say, lamps, skulls, chairs. That type of thing, if I did for a living and got crunched (and yes you will get crunched too) will suck the love I have for art right out of me, and I figured it was for the best.

    Your parents, I feel, do have a point. Job security is pretty abysmal right now with the tech sector in general (especially with the looming prevalence of AI), looming threat of layoffs, and pay isn't exactly all that great, plus you will get worked to death, not doing the things you want to do. That's primarily why I've set it aside for a hobby to do in my spare time, not something I want to rely on to make a living.

    That's just my two cents. I wouldn't say to not go for it if you really want to, but just be prepared on what exactly to expect if you do decide to pursue an art career after all.
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    @Ray Trace Thanks for that, I do see a lot of what you're saying and I think I can swallow it better coming from you, someone I have a different type of relationship with than my parents.

    I plan on taking a couple of art classes next year to get a better idea of what it's like, and if I like them and I see myself improving I'll take more in senior year and start getting things ready for college. If I don't then I don't, and maybe this isn't for me. The skills will still be valuable and, heck, with my YouTube channel nearly at 1k subscribers maybe I'd have a future with my art over there?

    The problem that I got caught on with this was just that nothing else got me this passionate about my future before. Nothing else I thought I wanted to do at one point- video game design, journalism- had me actively looking for colleges and planning ways to improve and work on myself almost as soon as I realized I wanted to do it. That's big for a person who can find it difficult to get motivated and stick with things sometimes.

    Thanks for taking the time to chat/read this. It's really helped. Maybe I'll find a way to incorporate art into a more stable career? Game developers need art to market their games, right? Ad campaigns are largely art. Website design, too.
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    for anyone who cares, watch this, i think it's a great analysis of ai and the video's conclusion comes with a message that cuts through a lot of the fear that's been going around the technology recently. it's definitely worth a watch and the guy knows what he's talking about
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    I'll be honest I don't really understand why I need to go to school the day after getting back from Germany 🗿
    MegaBowser64
    MegaBowser64
    I don't really understand why I need to go to school the day after getting back from Canada 🗿
    Also I thought you lived in Germany from you posting pictures lol
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    Sprig
    No I was there on a school trip
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    Is it just me or do long car rides feel way longer/worse than buses
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    Hooded Pitohui
    Hooded Pitohui
    I can get that. I think it has something to do with cars feeling more confined and there being less novelty with them compared to, you know, people boarding and leaving a bus.
    Wendy O. Koopa
    Wendy O. Koopa
    I remember on long car rides across the country with my parents my legs would get cramped after a few hours.
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