My Terrible First Art "Job" | Art + Storytime

Can we talk abt how predatory it was to be like “hey, we don’t like your resume, but you COULD work for us for FREE…”

Parents need to realize that it's so much harder getting a job now than it was in their generation. I graduated recently with a degree in engineering and it took 6 months before I got a break. Job hunting is a hard process to go through as it is, even harder when you see your friends that graduated with you get job offers before you.

I think stories like these are so SO important. ANYONE can get pulled into red-flag-filled situations; no one is immune to sketchy jobs. I'm so glad you were able to get out and make the stuff you want to make 🥰

If you hadn’t specified she was blonde, I would’ve assumed she’s Colleen Ballinger because of the “bad music video” thing

uh well, i never had a job...

Oh boy, when you talked about the "this is what my life is going to be" thought, that REALLY hit home. I've been in that boat for a long time and I have to admit that I fully fell victim to it. It's only been recently that I've started to move past it and it's still a battle. Your videos are so good and relatable and I hope your career continues to take off wonderfully 💙

LMAO MY ART JUMPSCARE AT 12:10 I am so sorry you had to deal with that, and thanks for crediting my art even if the memory you have of your experience was bad and my art happened to be the example shown

As an artis whose never was in an art school but still wants to be a storyteller, i really needed this video. I want to create my own studio and wanted to go to an actual one to see how it works, but yeah, i think it was needed more like validation. I try to make something by myself now, while studying in college for the different profession, but in the end i gonna be who i really want to be. Thank you for video, for the backstory part too, i believe in you.

I graduated in 2020 (BIG OOF), and I relate heavily to your story about post-graduation funk. I've got my own sci-fi webcomic up and running, but I'm not able to monetize it yet, nor do I have a large audience... But I still find stories like this inspiring from the standpoint of "the conventional path isn't always the right path" and I'm really happy you post these videos from time to time. You honestly really inspire me and I always find your storytime videos fun and soooo relatable!

it’s pretty unfair that your parents would hound you for not finding work when whether or not you did was out of your control. especially when later on you mentioned your mom swaying you toward animation instead of what you initially wanted but regardless, i’m proud and happy for you being able to create your own work in the end. all those jobs missed out

Hearing about the parent fights and stress in the beginning made my blood pressure sky rocket. Glad you managed to work things out with an art job. I'm still kind of in limbo with mine, but I flat out had to move across the country away from my parents because being told that I was a liar who stole their money for college and wasted their 20+ years of parenting is something I still gotta recover from.

I really like this story's unique nature. Most animators and artist I follow have a story of struggle but always end up getting "the" experience with a studio or big opportunity at some point. But since your story never got that "big" opportunity it resonates differently. It really cements the fact that you can be successful without them.

it's stories like this that make me sooooooo upset at people that generally believe art is "easy" or isn't important enough to pay your artist fairly. The nerve to think $200 dollars is enough for a 16-page fully done comic is outstanding. Glad Star was smart enough to know her worth. 👍

I am so SO glad you didn't get a studio job. Just look at the state of the media rn. I was accepted into an animator program at SCAD, but I rescinded the offer because my parents didn't think I should take out any loans (THANK YOU PARENTS) At the time I was super mad, but I absolutely know I'd be exactly where I'm at right now (except in like 70k worth of debt). I ended up going to my local community college, which thankfully had TONS of art programs. In my graphic design class, this guy asked me if I could draw a comic for him (paid). I had no clue what the rates were, and much like you in your story, just REALLY wanted to get in to the scene and add something relevant to my resume. in the end, we agreed to $10 a PAGE. I was reluctant, but all my friends and fam were like "Oh but don't comics (manga in particular) sell for like $10?" I agreed and took the offer (more due to peer pressure than otherwise). I did some sketches for him and he accepted them, but I....just couldn't bring myself to do the pages. I'm sorry, but the story sucked, the idea sucked, and I knew it'd hurt my reputation more than help it, so I quietly ghosted him and he stopped bringing it up.

Unpaid internships should be illegal

hearing this made me feel like : ”id never make a mistake like that” But tbh if i actually was in that position, it would be so pressurising i wouldn’t even realise that what I was doing was a big mistake

I fell into many predatory $200 dollar "job" because the people around me told me over and over that its "a starting point that everyone goes through." Never, accept such low pay for your work. It doesn't matter if you have a degree or not. Your time and your work are important and these people don't see that value. It's horrible but I feel worse for putting down other jobs for those $200 ones.

So far, I've had three jobs. All three were excuses to get out of the house for me lol. But seriously, my dream job is a comic artist, which I'm doing now. Granted it's still in the drafting phase, but it's a start. I won't be quitting my day (or night) job any time soon. Gotta make money somewhere

3:33 the pain In her voice

Man this hit home for me, I havne't gone to school for art but I've been drawing for years and left my full time job to improve and get a job in illustration. After 7 months of nothing I got a part time job to help pay for bills. I'm glad that you are doing so well and your art looks amazing!