Sometimes you wish success would come easy, or that success would just come in general. It is hard to work, when none of your work is seen or appreciated by others, you feel lonely and hopeless. An example of a successful artist who started like this is Vincent Van Gogh. He first started at the age of 27 a very late start compared to most artists. Even at the age of 31 he had not reached the level of skill he wished to achieve with his art, going nowhere only painting for his brother.
The interesting thing about Van Gogh is that he did not dwell on the outcome of his work, but rather on the work itself. Instead of focusing on effect, he focused on cause. Interestingly enough we spend a lot of time trying to become more popular, focusing less on our work itself but what happens afterwords.
Popularity and having your work seen is one of the biggest concerns filmmakers and artists have. Whenever I look at my youtube, newgrounds, instagram, or anything for that matter I am constantly questioning my success as an artist, and my desire to be more popular. Perhaps I would benefit from focusing on my work than on the effect of my work.
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