#004 Talent as Something Built, not Born - Using the Paper's Edge

Hi! 

I'm so glad you joined me today. I do believe people have talent to do well in the visual arts. So if anyone has ever told you that you have a talent for art, believe them! What I do not believe is that we can judge whether we or someone else has talent based on what our or their art looks like today. I think we build the skills that people call talent. 

So, I want to address those of you who have been told that you do not have talent, or who wonder because you recognize that someone else has a little more skill than you do at this point. Anyone can build any physical skill. Making art is an action. When a bit of knowledge, like I'm giving you each week, is mixed with practice (the action) then we see improvement. This should be encouraging to any of us that want to draw, regardless of whether people would call us talented or not. If you love making art, then do it!

Enjoy Drawing!

Brenda Ellis, Author of ARTistic Pursuits.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER

• Talent is a skill that we build, not something we are born with
• Anyone can build the skill of drawing when they practice the act of drawing
• drawing on paper that is just a bit larger than the objects you place onto another sheet of the same size
• Using the edge of the paper to check place and distance from that edge

Note: Current brain science was discussed in #001.