i get where you’re coming from, man. i’m someone who hardly has any friends. i always just make up thoughts of someone noticing me outside and asking me if i’d want to hang around. now obviously that’ll never happen, and it breaks me that it won’t. about the talent part — i’ve been drawing since i was really, really young. my very young times probably don’t count, but for example, when i started doing digital art, my work was so ass. it’s been five years, and it’s gotten so much better, but still not good enough to please myself. for example, i can NOT draw realism and have cried myself to sleep many times for it. i hate realism, but i just want to draw fanart of real people for once, and demonstrate my skill. maybe i had some natural talent in hand. my art is nowhere up my standards, but it is GOOD, compared to many others’ work. when you’re not gifted, hard work goes a long way too, but don’t get me wrong, i’m not acting as if it’s so easy. i’m a perfectionist at heart, and you probably are too, because that happens when you’re trying to be noticed. so whenever i study realism, or learn to ride my bike or something, i break down. it is NOT easy, but even natural skill is some dull ore that needs to be polished, like the way it happened with my art. as i said, maybe i wasn’t even gifted to begin with, what kept me drawing was passion. and that matters the most. so, even though it’s not easy in any way, try out different things, find what you’re passionate for, what you’d like to see your future self excel at, and work hard on that goal. and please, don’t give up immediately like i do most of the time.

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i get where you’re coming from, man. i’m someone who hardly has any friends. i always just make up thoughts of someone noticing me outside and asking me if i’d want to hang around. now obviously that’ll never happen, and it breaks me that it won’t. about the talent part — i’ve been drawing since i was really, really young. my very young times probably don’t count, but for example, when i started doing digital art, my work was so ass. it’s been five years, and it’s gotten so much better, but still not good enough to please myself. for example, i can NOT draw realism and have cried myself to sleep many times for it. i hate realism, but i just want to draw fanart of real people for once, and demonstrate my skill. maybe i had some natural talent in hand. my art is nowhere up my standards, but it is GOOD, compared to many others’ work. when you’re not gifted, hard work goes a long way too, but don’t get me wrong, i’m not acting as if it’s so easy. i’m a perfectionist at heart, and you probably are too, because that happens when you’re trying to be noticed. so whenever i study realism, or learn to ride my bike or something, i break down. it is NOT easy, but even natural skill is some dull ore that needs to be polished, like the way it happened with my art. as i said, maybe i wasn’t even gifted to begin with, what kept me drawing was passion. and that matters the most. so, even though it’s not easy in any way, try out different things, find what you’re passionate for, what you’d like to see your future self excel at, and work hard on that goal. and please, don’t give up immediately like i do most of the time.

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