Q&A Video - Patreon 1 Year Anniversary

TIMESTAMPS : 

(I paraphrased some of the questions for the timestamps)

00:00 Disclaimer  

01:21 Intro  

03:07 How do you keep going? How do you stay focused one thing and don't become bored by what you are doing and distracted with others things?

07:07 What artists are you influenced by and which one was the 

biggest surprise?

13:58  What are you favourite paint brands and colours?

17:40  Which aspect of your style would you like to focus on in the 

future and why? 

21:43  What has surprised you about becoming an artist full-time?

25:53  Have any of your opinions on the art world changed throughout you starting drawing to now?

 28:48  Do you ever get people tell you that you look different to what they expected you to look like?

32:20  Do you think having a community is important as an artist? Does it make a difference if the community is physical or online?

37:26  A bit more about me, my favourite foods, books, what I do to relax, places I want to visit...etc...

42:19 What other mediums would you like to try?

43:39  Do you have times when you can't seem to bring yourself to create anything? How do you manage that? 

48:30 Have you experienced that anxiety fuels your creativity? 

52:54 Would you strive to get better mentally and maybe having to sacrifice the quality of your work as a result, or would you focus on creating the work you are proud of but feel terrible?

56:00  What things fascinated you as child and do you still find those things interesting?  Did it have an impact on you and your career choice?

58:17  How do you deal with the fact that your job is a lot on the internet, do you ever feel lonely?

1:03:15 Will you be making Skillshare classes this year?

1:04:36  How did you know you wanted to be an artist, when did you realise it?

1:06:40  Have you tried acrylics?

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Hi lovely peeps, 

I have finally finished the Q&A!
It took me a little while to film and edit, and I'm so sorry I didn't upload it last month as I had intended!
The audio is a little weird at time, I hope it won't be too distracting!
I also realised as I was editing that I might've missed out answering some parts of some questions (such as the second part of your question Anastasia, about what I have in the works! I am planning a post summarizing all the pieces I want to paint soon, so keep your eyes peeled <3). If I didn't fully answer your question, do tell me in the comments, and I'll do my best to reply!
I am also very sorry if I am butchering any of your names, I am absolutely terrible at names, I deeply apologise! T_T

But anyway, I hope you guys will enjoy the video, thank you so much for all your amazing questions, it was so much fun answering them, I felt like I was talking directly to you all. :)

I didn't overlay the footage of the hand painting, as I had initially intended, as I thought it was nicer to talk to you "face-to-face", so I'll have the video of the hand painting up tomorrow.
There will be a real-time version, since a lot of you seemed keen on that, but I also did a timelapse video that will also go up tomorrow, in case you just want to see the process sped-up.
The real-time video has a bit of voiceover, although not all the way through because...the video is long...haha, but I did talk a little when it got to key points in the painting process, to explain what I was doing.
I hope you'll enjoy them!
OH! And I also decided to title the painting "Aevum", as it is a latin word that refers to time and eternity. Thanks for all your suggestions, they inspired me to look up alternative words for time! 

I hope you are all well,
See you tomorrow,
M