IS ART A TALENT OR A SKILL? Is there any hope for me? CAN ANYONE DRAW?

[@tommullinerart]

Are you one of those people who've always wanted to be able to paint and draw like all the artists you see in galleries and online? Well, now's a good time to start! ;-)

[@luffy-kun4619]

Of course

[@Rose-xq4it]

When I was younger I use to love drawing. But, one day a very good friend of mine at the time who was good at art had laughed at my sketch book when I was in about 5th grade. Ever since then I've not found the motivation to draw. I believe you're right in your assumption.

[@tommullinerart]

Yes, it's a shame when just one sentence said by someone back in our past has such an influence on how we feel about something for the rest of our lives! I hope you find the confidence to pick up some art materials again. I have another video planned that basically gives you some motivation, tips and steps towards taking up art again for many people such as yourself. Stay tuned. Remember this: not everything you draw or paint needs to be a masterpiece! Good luck

[@Rose-xq4it]

@@tommullinerart I've been attempting to learn the very basics again, thank you so much for this comment.

[@asimian8500]

That wasn’t a friend. That was a complete envious asshole.

[@philiptownsend4026]

@@Rose-xq4it Hey Rose, I hope you are producing masterpieces now after a year has passed.

[@philiptownsend4026]

@@tommullinerart Very nice kind reply.

[@SteSeed]

At last, someone who actually agrees that art is a talent. I've been trying/fighting with art on Procreate for a long long time, as well as other software. I have to disagree that online tutorials do not help at all, you need good old quality tuition in a classroom (if you have the talent that is). I personally don't have the talent and have given up and deleted all creative apps from my ipad, I'm done.

[@rurikko]

I do believe that some people are talented, and talent influences the rate in which someone can improve IF they put the time, effort and dedicated practice. My siblings are talented in drawing and make good art ever since they were young. And being the one who doesn't have the talent for it, I was jealous and wanted to be able to do the same, but my drawings were just really bad and my sister often made fun of me for how I often tried to copy others artwork and failed because it looks so bad. I was just thankful that I didn't get discouraged because I was kinda dumb to understand any form of insult aside from ones personally directed at me and not what I make. Fast forward to the present, I can confidently say that (although it's not god-tier or anything) my art is better than anything my siblings could make now because I spent years trying to improve. While they had the talent for it, they never bothered practicing or getting better so they were stuck with whatever they could make in the past. But since they are talented, I believe if they had also put the effort then they could have also achieved what I am able to make in way less than half the time it took me to reach my level.

[@tommullinerart]

Thank you for your comment. Sadly, you're right and there is no better way to get good results than to put the effort in. Fine art is similar to music in that way - some are just better than others, but it still takes learning, dedication and practice. While success is luck with a bit of marketing strategy thrown in!

[@philiptownsend4026]

Your wooly mammoth made me chuckle and remember drilling a hole in my parent's dining table 😮

[@tommullinerart]

My sister and I both "redecorated" a Victorian antique dressing table all over with a gold marker pen converting it to a Baroque dressing table! !

[@jeremyquaye5413]

You are amazing, Sir.. You don't need to yell to tell me I can do it.. You are a real artist..

[@tommullinerart]

Thank you. Means a lot to me

[@johnloydgamer2380]

If you believe you can do something or you believed you can't, you're right!! And I believe I will become an artist.I will never stop practicing to draw until I can see it in my own two little eyes the result I desire....

[@spider-fan9809]

I have Asperger Syndrome, in case you've heard of that diagnosis. I have been learning to draw for 6 years and stopped a few months ago, but started again after I became interested again. But sometimes I wonder if anyone like me will ever be able to become a master artist even if it takes longer for me to achieve my goal. But no matter what, I am still determined to keep on trying, even sometimes when I feel hasty. Thank you for this video.

[@tommullinerart]

Asperger's shouldn't be much of an obstacle in your learning progress if you are determined enough. Drawing is simply making mark on a surface. Drawing well is putting particular marks in particular places on the surface. I'm going to be making a step by step drawing and painting course soon that teaches you everything you'll need to know in order to paint and draw amazing artwork by yourself. In the meanwhile, keep learning and enjoy it. Remember that you're learning to draw for YOU, not for anyone else.

[@spider-fan9809]

@@tommullinerart thank you so much for the motivation. Art is my passion which I should embrace with determination. I'll enjoy it as long as I can even despite being impatient and scared sometimes.

[@journalsfromdavid]

I have the same syndrome

[@spider-fan9809]

@@journalsfromdavid how do you handle it?

[@carolzapinha]

I have ADHD recently diagsoned and now I know why I struggle so much on doing things that take time (like learn to draw realistic) and quit because it is so difficult to me stay focused in a big goal even if I really want that. I'll tell you something The fact that you know what your condition is just an opportunity to find the solution.

[@brettbarnett3465]

I personally believe it is a talent. All the people who say "I worked hard and practiced to get to where I was! Anyone can be a good artist" To that I say "Yes, I'm sure you practiced and worked hard, but you likely had the talent inside you all along, which allowed you to get better at it." I drew allot as a kid, and it was GARBAGE but I didn't care. It wasn't until I started using the internet at 13 and saw other people's drawing. I tried to do what they did, failed miserably and never touched a pencil again for 11 years. My best friend is an incredible artist, can do it with his eyes closed. He keeps telling me to practice, but I have made it clear I have, I've read books, watched tutorials, drew for hours and hours and hours and have gotten nowhere. My dream is to make my own adult oriented shows like BoJack Horseman but I'm not closer to that dream than I was 12 years ago. I truly do believe talent IS A MUST to be a real artist. I consider myself to be an incredibly creative person, I love to design characters but I cannot draw to save my worthless life. Being an artist is 50% hard work and practice and 50% talent. Both are needed if you are to get anywhere.

[@tommullinerart]

Some will always be better than others at picking things up and mastering them, but it doesn't mean others can't - it just takes more effort. Being 'good' at art is simply putting the right marks in the right place. If you can hold a pencil and make marks on paper, why can't you draw a picture? So many people expect to be able to draw well after a short period of time, and that's not realistic. You can't speak a language after only a few lessons, but you can say a few things - same with art. There's such a vast amount to learn, many jump to the end and are unsurprisingly, disappointed in their results.

[@descharted]

Try looking at old artworks from good artists trust me most of them have that beginners work look try checking cyarin she improved a lot in a decade maybe it is how you study and practice and don’t practice mindlessly

[@cy0029]

You're 100% right

[@bennyvermeulen7255]

Totally agree with you Brett. I see drawing (art) as another form of intelligence, like math etc. Not everybody can be a physicist, if you lack intelligence in that region, you can learn what you want, it wont stick with you. Same with drawing, draw practice what you want, if you lack in that intelligence area (talent) it wont stick. Art and drawing talent has variations like with math, physics etc, some people score high in it, some lower but just have enough to understand it and make progress. Some are very low in it and it wont stick and don't make progress or the progress is that slow, it is hardly noticeable.

[@johnloydgamer2380]

If you believe you can do something or you believed you can't, you're right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BHartworks]

Nicely done Mr M!

[@mid5503]

Me: writing for 20 years Me: still having a bad hand writing

[@carolzapinha]

It's not about doing the same thing for years, it is about to learn more of what youre doing and try to make it in different ways until you find your own style

[@ILickPanda]

To be honest it's not so much about how long you've been doing something, its about how long you've been doing it the right way and you work on something with your conscious mind. If we write we do it without thinking about it because it comes second nature by now and doing something on auto-pilot means you wont ever improve on it. Basically, practice doesnt make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.

[@tommullinerart]

exactly - if you're practicing within your comfort zone - you're not improving (kinda)

[@mrdominus3231]

i'm 25 years old and i want to start learning how to draw, is it too late ? and how much time will i have to spend until i see actual results ? .. the reason I'm doing this is because i want to make a web comic books of my own stories .

[@tommullinerart]

It's NEVER really too late. You may have heard that in order to master anything, you need to have spent 10,000 hours do it. That's rubbish! lol In order to learn effectively, you need to learn the right way. Unfortunately, my complete drawing and painting learning courses are still in the making and not ready yet (booo). I have one good tutorial on Gumroad: realismtutorials.gumroad.com/l/NxtCt Good for beginners. I also recommend you having a look at Ctrl+Paint's free video library: www.ctrlpaint.com/library especially for you if you want to draw digitally and comics too. Good luck

[@philiptownsend4026]

@@tommullinerart Another nice answer Tom. You're a bit like a motivational therapist for would be artists. During my working life I promised myself to begin painting when I retired, work pressures dissolved but unfortunately body started dissolving tooI, still have a brain though, along with hands, and one good eye, with almost a lifetime's amateur study of history, theory and practice of art. That is enough. I feel it is all coming together at 70. And DaVinci Eye is giving me the kickstart I need.

[@Synthetic857]

I don't agree with the notion that you are born with it, everything is learnt in my opinion. To further this point, talent is debateable as anyone who is labelled as talented has had years of practice before getting to where they are now. I find people who think along the lines 'oh I could never do that' as people who aren't willing to give things a go. Just the same way a musician learns an instrument, same for an artist whose instrument is a brush instead. I paused the video at around 2 minutes to write this comment, now I am at 3 minutes and you are saying the exact same thing, hilarious!

[@tommullinerart]

Hahaha - as you found out - I agree! Thanks for watching and for your comment

[@LoneWandererCollin]

I’m 17 and lost the motivation to draw along with playing guitar. It’s only for people born with the talent, not for people like you and me.

[@tommullinerart]

Nooo - not so! It IS a thing you can learn to do - it just takes persistence and learning the right way. Just like learning anything - you need to start simple and build on your skill from there - one step at a time. Let me give you example. If you're in a play and have to learn your lines. What's the best way to learn them? NOBODY learns them ALL in one go and expects to know them perfectly from one session. Of course not - you learn them one line at a time, you don't progress until you've learnt the lines up to that point. Building your art skills is the same thing. Start by learning to draw with just lines - no shading, learn to see properly, starting with simple shapes then gradually add complexity and details. Once mastered, move up to shading, then colour. There's also a progression of medium used too - graphite to charcoal to pastel to acrylic paint to oil paint. Just like learning the guitar, it's not easy, nor is it quick. But it IS possible to learn to do.

[@LoneWandererCollin]

@@tommullinerart easier said than done.

[@nimbus9373]

@@LoneWandererCollin dude, idk about drawing I don't have any knowledge but as a guitarist I can say that music is something that anyone can learn. Sure if someone has talent then it will be easier for them but other people does become pretty good artist. Looking at your comment 'easier said than done' if this will be your mentality then don't do anything and live a boring life without any challenge and sit with your lazy ass.

[@Loctician]

@@LoneWandererCollin Yeah but that’s how life is bro we gotta keep working I’m learning guitar and I’ve gotten so much better and I’m getting into jazz even tho I’ve only been playing for a short time and it’s because of consistency I want to get into drawing and I know we have to work harder

[@johnloydgamer2380]

@@tommullinerart Practicing art and in able to draw like an artists it may take a long long time but not a lifetime.. I believe I can draw without an innate talent but by putting it into hardwork, persistence and determination I can acquire the ruselt I want..

[@patsuan356]

A few years ago I was interested in drawing and i couldn't pick up the proportions

[@tommullinerart]

Many artists try to draw the difficult way to begin with and give up because it's too hard. There are ways of making great progress through small steps. Don't try to do too much at once - if you ask any artist, not every piece of art turns out well. Every artist has a large collection of unfinished drawings and paintings because they bit off more than they could chew. My profile picture is a great example of a piece I went back to finish having gained the knowledge of how to do so. Watch my video called, "How to draw anything easy 2021" for a great way to draw from sight - see how you get on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qX_ViYNsbrufeas

[@tonycummins381]

Try looking at something you want to draw a (reference) and look at paper or ur i pad imagine it on ur paper/i pad and start drawing it.

[@skyhavender]

If you dont have observation skills you are screwed. This THE skill to rule them all. And if you lack this you will never be good. 😢

[@alexsanc2791]

quality brotha! - alex (gym account)

[@HanumanNivas]

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[@HanumanNivas]

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[@lalulalu8041]

Talent is inborn do doubt it can't be learned because teachers just show models the drawing is done by ourself teacher will not hold your hand to draw that's the evidence

[@tommullinerart]

that's because of the way art is taught in schools. They only tell you what to do but not HOW to do it. They leave you to discover how by yourself, which many don't manage to in the time given. If they taught you HOW to get certain results, then let you do what you what with the knowledge, I believe that standards would be much higher in most cases. But yes, some are born with a better ability to learn and discover HOW by themselves - these are the "talented".

[@aktnilabrado7399]

I can draw. Your video has an ad on it promising steady income by selling your art. If you’re in it for the money,and clicked on that,you’re in it for the wrong reason

[@tommullinerart]

KZbin controls all of the ads on our videos now. Even with content creators that aren't monetised have advertising on.

[@aktnilabrado7399]

@@tommullinerart I know. I didn’t say you put the ads up. Im just saying everyone should getting into art for enjoyment. Don’t worry about making money with it. How sad it is that people click on a video like this and are instantly hit in the face by capitalistic ideals.

[@Bevportraitartist]

I think anyone can have the skills to draw but you need the talent to be successful. Only the experienced artists benefit from online tutorials because they have the basic skills to draw. You need to take in person classes so that you have someone right there to assist you if needed,you can't do that online. When you wake up in the morning and you tell yourself you want to draw something, then you are an artist. You're not an artist if you have to force yourself to do it. It's in your blood.

[@noahmontanez3786]

I can’t even do well with handwriting, why bother with drawing.

[@tommullinerart]

Everyone can draw if they want to. Not everyone will be an amazing artist. It's a skill that has to be learned like learning a musical instrument, or learning another language - the results you get are relative to the attention and effort your put into it.

[@ncm2738]

Alot of artists have terrible hand writing, me included (though I hesitate to call myself an artist when Im still very much developing) truth is, handwriting and drawing require different things, the way you hold a pencil is different. Besides, if you want to, you should.

[@homeoffice3524]

@@tommullinerart It's yes and no. I finished art school. (all primary school 9 years) and I still can't draw even simple stick man. I just can't.

[@Gankoittetsu]

Same with me. 🤣