/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>enjoy drawing in high school
>friend picks up art
>he sucks
>laugh in his face
>he gets discouraged and stops drawing
>also stops complimenting my work
>years later
>stopped drawing myself because without his encouragement and compliments, i felt lost
>look him up again
>he picked up drawing again at the start of the pandemic just for something to do
>went from drawing absolute garbage to gestures better than mine ever were
>his actual art is still not amazing, but it's clear that it's from discomfort and hesitation rather than a lack of knowledge of anatomy/perspective
>e-stalk his art twitter for a bit
>consider reaching out
>find tweet
>"A long time ago someone laughed in my face and I stopped drawing. I decided to pick it up again and every time I find myself getting discouraged, I imagine his stupid face and it makes me mad enough to keep going."
>feel like shit now because it's obvious that he's going to surpass me in not years, but months

>>4758274
Trying to talk myself into renting a room with strangers for a few months so I can apply for another part-time job and rent my own space.

Can't fucking stand my "family".

why do you faggots keep making this same tired thread topic over and over over and over over over and over over over and over over over and over over over and over over over and over again?