You are the cutest anon, and I wish I could hold you in my arms and dress you in little puppy dresses TBH, I wanted to draw a mini autobiographical comic to answer this ask, because drawing is a lot about motivation. what I mean by that is, I never won any art contest I participated in. I’ve always hung out, on forum or irl, with people that were much better at art than I am. My parents didn’t really want me to be an artists either,and wanted me to pursue a scientific career. Once, a guy friend said girls weren’t as good as guys concerning art. When I got accepted in Gobelins, someone publicly said on his blog I didn’t deserve to attend the school because I wasn’t good enough. Someone else accused me of copying his drawings (when I actually didn’t). During a portfolio review session, one guy told me my animal drawings and my life drawings were a joke.But hey, I never gave up, and it always kept me motivated to push forward and keep drawing and get better. So no matter how many times people will try to bring you down, you need to find the passion and motivation to belive in yourself, and keep doing what you love :)