im struggling with my identity as an artist

hello, I first want to apologise in case im posting this to the wrong subreddit. idk where else to ask this question, please bear with me 😔

I’ve been drawing for two years, and I’ve been doing digital art for maybe 1 and a half years. i keep comparing myself to other artists and feeling like im stuck, like they’re at a level that i’ll never be able to reach no matter how hard and how long i work. i always did art studies pretty consistently, though i’ve been doing more intensive studies this year, and while i definitely have improved significantly, nothing stops the thoughts of “there’s still so much farther to go” “my drawings still look so bad” “what is it going to take to get to their level”

i know art takes a long time to learn and i know im really impatient, but its becoming difficult to say that im an artist when it feels like everyone around me is better :(((

any advice on how you guys usually cope with it?

Posted May 1, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC

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