It is Not a Gift, It is Not a Talent. It is PRACTICE!

anritco (69)in #art • 7 years ago

Hi Everybody !

So Many times I hear the same, and even from my closest friends: "YOU HAVE IT EASY! YOU KNOW TO DRAW! YOU ARE TALENTED!"

...Honestly, F&!$ you.

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This is a post to make you think a little bit before finding The Excuse.

You may wonder what's The Excuse?

Well, I've been hearing it too much lately, and it goes like this:

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See, people does not born with super powers or knowledge, we all have to learn all along our lives. And arts are not different: you can see how much I was struggling in the "before" drawing (made back in 2005) and how little now I struggled for doing the nowadays version.

Why people do this??

Well, that's easy: because people is lazy. People would rather disqualify themselves than practice everyday,
every week, every month, every year until oblivion. Even worse, practice only is not enough, you have to practice smart, or real knowledge will never come.

So this is something that is developed through the years. Even the 2017 version of The Death (made at the beginning of this year) is way back than how I would do things now. And not to say, it will be even worse with time when i be able to see things that I don't see now, and to do things that now I can't even dream about.

Don't justify yourself saying that you can't, because that's not true. But don't procrastinate either, because that will make you be average.

Just remember...

There are not gods, not people with superpowers, just people with a lot of love for their profession. People that put a lot of effort for being who they are and even further: follow their goals and fulfilling them.

Thanks a lot for your support and I see you in the next one!

I always try to listen to the ideas of my fellow followers to improve my posts and to give something back to the community... therefor: What would you like the next posts to be about? What should I talk about? What kind of painting? Would you like some tutorials about arts, about cooking? Maybe some fresh gamming broadcast? I would love to know!

Bye!

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godflesh (73) 7 years ago

Well very good. You have a lot of practice! :D

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anritco (69) 7 years ago

Haha thanks buddy!

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artbysolly (48) 7 years ago

ur so right...ppl mostly get that wrong...i mean ofc theres a thing as "talent" but still need practice and lots of passion and tears to keep on growing the skill doesnt even have to be art =D but ur post just hit the point !

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soyrosa (74) 7 years ago

Haha, YES! This is so true. As a photographer you also get ("Wow, where can I buy that camera? It takes such great pictures!")

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anritco (69) 7 years ago

Hahaha incredible

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himeshanand (47) 7 years ago

HELL YES xD u understand my pain bro xD

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artonmysleeve (63) 7 years ago

interesting post. I used to think practice made perfect, and after many years I believed this and this stopped me from succeeding, my mum brought to my attention that yes practice can make you one of the best if you keep learning different skills. now I think the way is practice makes progress. and your post makes perfect sense. if people practice they will eventually become very good at what they do.

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anritco (69) 7 years ago

Exactly! it is not the same to just repeat and repeat the same practice or exercise in a non-sense loop than a smart and programmed practice. This last one is the one that takes you further =)

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bryan-imhoff (66) 7 years ago

Ha! This immediately made me think of that Sarah Scribbles strip and as I scrolled down, there it was! Yuko Shimizu just shared it on FaceBook today and it gave me a chuckle there too.

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