• Gabu@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    As someone who’s absolutely terrible at drawing

    Then practice. Nearly no artist was born knowing how to draw or paint, we dedicated countless hours to learn what works and what doesn’t.

    • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      As a musician, I couldn’t agree more. Talent really helps with initial aptitude, but will peter out when challenged. That’s when real skill development begins. Time and investment connecting you to your craft until there’s nothing in the world between the two, that’s self actualization.