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Question, is going to them online certs to learn how to draw any good? Did you go to art school or just naturally gifted and self taught

you can almost learn anything online these days if you develop a strong penitence and tolerance for it. But schooling I guess the fact that you would be coughing up money for, would probably increase your drive to succeed in the study. But I'm certain there's a lot of really good self taught artists out there that put in some serious time with it.
 

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you can almost learn anything online these days if you develop a strong penitence and tolerance for it. But schooling I guess the fact that you would be coughing up money for, would probably increase your drive to succeed in the study. But I'm certain there's a lot of really good self taught artists out there that put in some serious time with it.


Problem is people see they suck at something and QUIT

Basketball, Drawing, Music etc

The moment I realized to be very good at something you have to keep doing it repetitiously. I thought early on in high school people just had talent automatically (wrong)

I wanted to be good at basketball, I played every day and watched players like Bron, Steph, Kyrie etc then one day I became really good to the point I didn't notice. It was just everyday to me. People started telling me I was really really good, I should join the basketball team or "are you on varsity?"

It was weird. I went from being terrible at something to being, in other peoples eyes, VERY good.

So now I'm taking that and applying it to art and drawing... It all takes time and drive.
 

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Problem is people see they suck at something and QUIT

Basketball, Drawing, Music etc

The moment I realized to be very good at something you have to keep doing it repetitiously. I thought early on in high school people just had talent automatically (wrong)

I wanted to be good at basketball, I played every day and watched players like Bron, Steph, Kyrie etc then one day I became really good to the point I didn't notice. It was just everyday to me. People started telling me I was really really good, I should join the basketball team or "are you on varsity?"

It was weird. I went from being terrible at something to being, in other peoples eyes, VERY good.

So now I'm taking that and applying it to art and drawing... It all takes time and drive.

everything you're saying here is spot on. Sometimes I think it's the finished pieces people see online or wherever, and don't really think about how long and the process and learning steps it took that artist to reach that finished stage. They just see the finished piece and think at a professional level they can do that in like under an hour. I was watching an omar dogan stream on IG once and the man was spot on about how the discipline is different these days.
 

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everything you're saying here is spot on. Sometimes I think it's the finished pieces people see online or wherever, and don't really think about how long and the process and learning steps it took that artist to reach that finished stage. They just see the finished piece and think at a professional level they can do that in like under an hour. I was watching an omar dogan stream on IG once and the man was spot on about how the discipline is different these days.


This is the biggest thing I've learned in life and now I feel stupid because its so simple, at least IMO.
 

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I've never done art at the proffesional level, but I started drawing when I was about 5 years old. From one artist to another, respect.
 

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