The 1 Thing you NEED to Learn to Draw Well 

Good for you! So happy for you! Keep it up👍

That's really awesome to hear - not the beginning of the story of course but the end! It's never too late to have fun for sure. I get discouraged myself as well so no worries. Just remember to have fun and enjoy it :) Take care. Glad I've been able to keep you going.

Me too! Male art teacher said one too many unkind things in high school. Started again by completing Inktober 2017 and now I'm in a group on FB, put my work on IG and have just turned 50. My goal is to improve and enjoy doing so. Am in awe of your work on here, I have some catching up to do ;-)

For sure! Good quote

Haha thank you :) Knew you would say something like that ;)

Thank you. Totally agree.

Haha yes no doubt, well said! It's all a change in perspective, some folks can't see it. But that's alright.

Interesting thoughts, thanks for sharing :)

Yes for sure! Totally agree :)

Pedal Cult He actually is a 110-year-old Buddhist. Zen keeps him looking young

I'm actually 111, my birthday was back in January. But I appreciate the kind words and glad you enjoy the videos :) It keeps me going.

Glad to hear you're back at it :) Hope all has been well! I appreciate the support after all these years.

Not a problem! Thank you

Thanks for the kind words :) More to come.

Glad to hear :) Much appreciated!

Sounds good and I know exactly what you mean about portraits, hit or miss usually. They are tough. Keep at it and stick with them. You will improve. I do have a book suggestion for you if you don't mind. It speaks mostly on portraits and it's one of my favorites. It's called Lessons in Masterful Portrait Drawing: A Classical Approach to Drawing the Head. I made a video about it here, if you want to hear a review on it and learn more about it. Just thought it might be useful for you :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G9N6Ehdvyks.html

Much appreciated :)

I would love to hear your views on how art is really very subjective. I think that point is an extension to this same topic you discussed here. Getting good at art or really anything is not always or cannot always be measured in a form that is same for everyone. Some areas do have a bar you have to reach to be considered good, but I don't think art really is that. Just like you described your art, for most people they say you are just talented but for you personally you haven't reach a point where you can say you are the greatest. Then there is the matter of how one perceives art to be which defines their definition of good. For example, some artists do can produce great art but they cannot do real life art as good as their other work, their artwork is really appealing but very abstract, imaginative, and expressive. I think drawing doesn't require one to choose a path to follow but a way for them to express themselves, put the image they have in mind on paper which can be a form close to real life or not. Love to hear your thoughts about this topic. Thank you. P.S. : New subscriber, really love your videos. I used to draw and paint as a kid, gave a few drawing grade examinations but some reason I stopped drawing and painting in my late teens. Now almost after 8-10 years in my late 20s I am getting back to drawing was looking for some inspiration and found your channel. Thank you for making such nice videos to express your thoughts on art. Keep'em coming:)

Really interesting points you brought up. I'm going to have to think about those for a while and see how I feel haha. I don't usually think about it too deeply all that much but this has sparked some ideas I think. Many different ways to go from here. I appreciate your time and thoughts :)

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I believe you, I'm also saying drawing is talent, only talented people can learn the skills to improve and to make it worth some. It's the same with a physicist, they are not born with a chalk in their hands, but when going to school they level up more easily with math etc. then other students. Someone that gets barley math, will never become a physicist, no matter how many hours they are studying it. And you have gradations in talent, some have a lot, some just the minimum acquirement to still improve level up and understand it. Anyone else that has not the minimum needed level of math intelligence or drawing intelligence (there are different type of intelligence) will not get it. No you can't learn it if you don't have the minimum talent to grow in that field. Just like some people are good in mechanics, sports, music etc. They go in that field because they have a talent for it.

Thank you.

Köszönöm a gondolatait :) Nagyra értékelem.