Painting_Agency t1_iy1znfp wrote on November 28, 2022 at 3:20 AM

Reply to comment by wigzell78 in LPT: Dear novice hobbyists, not only is it okay to copy* from the more experienced, it is encouraged. It is the most enjoyable way to learn while producing end results you can be proud of. by Telkhine_

> He said he was good with a brush but lacked the creativity to come up with something new by himself so all his work was copying various other artists instead.

I'm going to bet that he actually had a fair bit of creativity, because nothing is more artist-y than thinking that you suck and have nothing to offer. Artistic megalomaniacs like Andy Warhol are the exception, not the rule.

wigzell78 t1_iy24s5a wrote on November 28, 2022 at 4:03 AM

No, he was talented. Definitely. What he said he lacked was inspiration of composition. He could paint, his sticking point was figuring out what to paint.