Goals and Measuring Success

A lot of the posts I've read on drawing are by people hoping to making it their full time job or lounge around their house in pajamas while they live off the royalties. I'm not going to lie and say that I wouldn't give an arm and a leg to have that, but realistically I expect to always be an IT. I'd consider myself a success as an artist if I can have even a small following of fans who care about my characters and stories.

In the meantime there will be pages and pages of cringe worthy warm-ups and drills to get from here to there. That's something that I have to remind myself every time I pick up a pencil. I'm just some guy who draws for fun. Of course my drawings are craptastic compared to another guy/girl who draws for a living. When I go jogging it doesn't make me depressed that I can't put down times like marathon runners. What I'm trying to say is that you have to think about what level you're at if you can't resist the urge to compare your art to others.

If that doesn't put your mind at ease, try these words of wisdom from Adventure Time.