It seems that your main motivation is to make what you want to create and express yourself in the way that makes you happy. And I'd love to do the same thing. I'm not old enough to have a job. I'm still in high school. So my question is how can I make my life and my art central around my happiness and drive and not be worried about making money from it? I don't enjoy working for others or being told how to do something and I wonder how I'm going to financially sustain myself in the future and continue making my art. I'd really appreciate if you answer this. Thank you! You're the best! :)
to eliminate the financial pressure from your main activities, you'll want to get a completely separate job. it could be completely entirely different, or maybe you might discover a way to somehow use some of your art skills to help with getting a job, only if that helps you get a better job. but don't be fooled, this is still separate. the key is separation. UNLESS you want to take the alternate route which most people recommend which is to actually try to combine the two, and depending on what kind of person you are, that may or may not ruin everything