Is it too late for me to learn art?

It’s never too late to learn how to draw. This advice can be found everywhere in books, online videos, and trumpeted by teachers at all levels. But people who want to become industry pros often have a related question. Most pros will admit they’ve been drawing since their age was in the single digits.

Is it difficult to become an artist?

For you this means that until you find a market for your work you can add “starving artist” to your resume. It’s certainly not impossible to make a living out of art but, for most artists, finding an audience to invest in their work is astonishingly tough.

Is it “too late” to become an artist?

To think you are already behind or it’s “too late.” No matter your age—whether you are 18 or 75—it’s easy to feel behind. We falsely buy into the notion that creativity is a youthful pursuit. However, many artists—many successful artists —create work throughout their entire life and some of their best work in their later years.

Do artists get better at creating art as they get older?

However, many artists—many successful artists —create work throughout their entire life and some of their best work in their later years. As we age, we have many more experiences and more wisdom to draw from when we create.

Do you have to be in your 20s or 30s to be creative?

In a culture that celebrates youth, the idea that you have to have “made it” in your 20’s or even 30’s in a creative path not only is false but also puts an unhealthy amount of pressure on creatives to perform to the point of exhaustion. What’s more, it keeps older creatives from even pursuing an artistic path at all.

Does creativity decline with age?

The idea that creativity declines with age is an idea that we need to stop perpetuating. In a culture that celebrates youth, the idea that you have to have “made it” in your 20’s or even 30’s in a creative path not only is false but also puts an unhealthy amount of pressure on creatives to perform to the point of exhaustion.