How do you learn to make art? Can You teach yourself art? What should a beginner artist learn first? Can self-taught artists get hired in competitive industries? How do you learn to make art enjoyable? How do you keep the passion alive and keep having fun when it starts to get hard? How can we work to meet certain quality standards without feeling inadequate? How do we get over the fear of making something “bad”? How do we move past the expectation that “one day we will be good”?If you enjoy this content please consider visiting my Patreon page to help support the effort https://www.patreon.com/jobydorrFor more information about the podcast and future guests please visit https://www.jobydorr.com/artcondition See episodes live every Sunday at 2pm PST at https://www.twitch.tv/joby_dorrThis week we are talking to Jay AxerJays Previous appearances on Art Condition - https://www.jobydorr.com/artcondition/2021/2/27/episode-25-being-honest-about-what-you-love-w-jay-axerhttps://www.jobydorr.com/artcondition/2021/5/31/episode-37-the-invaluable-lessons-from-personal-projects-w-jay-axerWatch past episodes on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVZVjEU-izI&list=PLreFe9iP3VeeEzmT0U0uX29HyAyjPYuykJay is currently working as a senior artist at blizzard on the Hearthstone team. Prior to working for Blizzard Jay worked in games development for over 11 years ranging from AAA to indie to mobile, as well as 15 years in freelance work. Jay’s primary focus is 2d concept design and illustration.Twitter - https://twitter.com/JayAxerArtStation - https://www.artstation.com/jayaxerTwitch - https://www.twitch.tv/jayaxerother points of interest from our conversation:ColdBurgerArt Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/coldburgerartNen Change Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/killernenGDC Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvEbDzg6EhQElicia Donze - https://eliciadonze.com/"People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But theres no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art." -Elicia Donze