have u ever wondered how does it feel to not be able to draw?? like, I mean, I think about how does it feel for people who can draw all the time, so I'm guessing people who can wonder about the opposite too? it's kinda curious, also for the same reason do you think everyone is technically capable of drawing? I mean, like really drawing, because I don't feel like it's actually possible for everyone, some people are just naturally creative and stuff.
it’s not something i really need to wonder because it’s not like i popped out of the womb with immense talent? I remember what it was like every step of the way working to get my skills where they are now.
second part: I don’t think people are born inherently more “creative” than others but I think they can be subtly socialised from an early age to be more creative. My parents took me to a lot of museums and galleries when i was young and just forced me to really look at a lot of art. I had absolutely no interest in it at the time but i think it fostered in me an interest in visual mediums. I also liked pokemon a lot, and wanted to be able to draw pokemon, and stared at the official art for ruby and sapphire for like hours and hours, and from about age 8-13 I spent about 16 hours on the weekend drawing. I drew my first oekaki drawing when I was 9 and was active on various oekaki boards until I was probably 14, and in all that time I looked at a lot of art (even tho a lot of it was bad) and it inspired me to improve.
I think a lot of people who start to get interested in art at a later age assume everyone started from that same point, and get discouraged that they are not at the level of other people their age, but you know what? most of those people have been drawing since they were like 5. But it’s not impossible to become a great artist if you decide to draw when you’re in your late teens or even 30s. my friend annaxiin only started drawing properly like 2-3 years ago and is now one of my absolute favourite artists!! you should see how much they’ve improved in that time! I think it’s reductive to say someone like that just relies on “natural talent”, because I know they put a lot of work into studying and observing from life and deconstructing what they admire in other artist’s work.
If you want to improve as an artist, you have to invest the time. Use reference, draw from life, draw from photos, go to life drawing, and look at loads and loads of art.
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