So, I'll tell you all the truth. I always thought my drawings were good, for someone my age. Then one day, I was scrolling through Instagram and I found an AJ artist. I was shocked at how amazing their work was. As I read their page description, I felt a sudden rock hit my mind and heart. They were the same age as I am. And, believe me, I'm only a pre-teen. I saw that they had Anime drawings. The very violent animes. I got happy that they are probably a teenager. But guess what? I saw one of their selfies and they looked so freaking much my age! Don't tell me that they probably were into drawing before I was. Because, I've been drawing since I was 5, maybe 4! I remember drawing everywhere on my notebooks at that age. I scrolled through her comments and she said that she's been experimenting with different things for years. Now, I was raging at how you got to have the expensive equipment to create good artwork. I was crying so much. The next day, my mother comforted me by saying that they were probably getting other people to draw it. I was happy for at least a week. Then, I saw a YouTube channel who was the same age as me and they had countless awesome anime art. With Copic markers! Same with the other girl I mentioned before! What's with having those fancy art supplies? I can't draw anything with all that jealousy about other artists in my head.
I'm not saying that my art is good. I'm just pointing out that I've been drawing just as long as they were... Any tips on how to overcome my jealousy? :(