The secret to succeeding in the art world....is to never quit.

You have to learn to not give up when you get hopeless, stressed, mocked, discouraged, dissed, intimidated, lazy, fatigued, tired, lonely, or insulted. Most artists have a difficult time with art. And most quit. Most artists who succeed are the ones who stick with it for their whole lives.

But never quit if you have aspirations to make it in the art world. That's not even an option if you actually want to succeed.

Just because you "can't find work" as an artist, or aren't being paid to draw, or just because someone doesn't like some or all of your art, is no reason to quit. It's okay to quit for the day, if you want to take the day. Just don't quit on the drawing lifestyle. You'll never succeed while your alive if you're a quitter. BAD! Very Bad! Never quit drawing entirely. Take breaks. Take hiatuses. But NEVER quit!

The good part about being an artist nowadays, is that no matter how lazy, bad, freakish, or untalented you think you and your work are, I guarantee you there are at least 20 other artists in this world somewhere who are at the same exact level. Mosts artists only think most of their work is mediocre. I assure you, whatever artistic level you're at is normal. There's no such thing as an "abnormal level of drawing". And therefore there's no abnormal level of productivity. If you're drawing, AT ALL, you are on the right path. The point should be productivity. Not finished drawings. Sure, finished, polished drawings are important, and they matter, but most artists do more bad work than good. Bad in your own mind is normal, in terms of art. Productive but mediocre in your own mind is the new artistic "normal" in my opinion. You don't "need to be proud of your work". You just need to keep working.