very interesting way of putting it, for me its the uphill climb that appeals to me, some things have undoubtedly come easy to me before, but easy isn't interesting, easy doesn't make my brain content or happy, you need something that at least challenges you somewhat or you will be bored and complacent and not put in the…
I agree with you 100%, that was a great video and I own one of the books he recommended, "Robert Coyle, the talent code." Another great author he did not include would be Brain Tracey.
I definitely fall into the camp who would say it's more about practice and passion than any born talent. All of the things that contribute to being a good artist can be practiced and learned. Some people may be genetically predisposed to have better awareness of shapes or colors at birth or something like that, but if…
That's cool if you found the article helpful. I just mean I find it weird that teams of scientists have apparently conducted studies to figure out what usually comes up in 5 minutes of Google searching. They talk about developing your eye, remembering information (such as proportions/relationships between objects), and…
Some people are quick to use "born with talent" as an excuse to not learn, to not get better. They look at people who are "talented" with a "boy are you lucky" attitude. This is both frustrating and quite a shame, because even people with some natural talent have usually worked their asses off to become professionals in…