dannygregory

When I was 25, I was working in advertising because it seemed like a goodish fit with my creative skills — and stayed in it for 30 years. But I never really liked it and did lots of other creative things on the side. I'm almost 60 now and am still exploring.

So my advice is: don't feel like you need to lock into anything yet. Or maybe ever.

Make money where you can, explore and try stuff out, and avoid pigeonholing yourself or feeling you must have a label. Your job is one thing. You are another.

Hope that's helpful!

Many things! We don't just teach techniques (how to draw an eye, etc) . We teach you how to see differently, how to overcome the obstacles that prevent you from creating. We engage you in a huge community (50, 000 strong) of supportive people that reinforce you drawing habit so you progress and keep progressing. We make films all over the world with 50 top illustrators and artists who share their process, their portfolios, their tools and their insights. We curate lessons that inspire and motivate. We remind and inspire you to keep showing up.

If you want to a) start drawing and b) keep drawing, YouTube has nothing to compare with Sketchbook Skool.

Oh and why not check out our YouTube channel? https://www.youtube.com/user/SketchBookSkool We post weekly tips and I offer a free weekly event called Draw With Me. We'd love to have you as a subscriber.

I agree with Mugen. Expose her to more art, more possibilities. Teens often focus on something like Manga or comic art and fail to see the huge range of things artists do. Take her to museums. Watch documentaries about artists with her. Buy her artist monographs. Be supportive and I'm sure she will evolve with time.

My first wife was run over by a subway car and paralyzed. It threw my whole world into a tailspin. I spent two years looking for answers about the meaning of life, the universe, and all that. Then, somehow, one day, I decided to draw the contents of my medicine cabinet. This experience brought me peace and perspective in a way nothing else had and I started drawing every day.