2 art related

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2 art related

2 art related questions/debate topics:

1. Does art have more to do with the hand or the brain? (If this doesn't make sense, I'll try to explain it. Do you think it is more important to have lots of practice/muscle memory or know how to draw to make better art?)

2. Is art a skill or a talent?

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(my opinions)

For the first one, I have no clue. I actually ask this question a lot, but I can't ever find any answers. I know that studying things like anatomy and perspective and how light works are essential in creating better  art (because you have to know how things work to draw them, even if you only figure it out through a ton of practice), but you're also never going to get better if you never work on the techniques and entrain them into your memory. So I don't know which, if either, are more important.

For the second, I believe that although some people might be born with more natural talent in certain areas than others, art is a skill that can be learned by anyone, even though some people might have to work much harder. I think you have to really love it, too. If you compare it to any other hobby- I'll use sports, video games, and acting as examples- you probably choose to do these in all your free time, you willingly choose to do them. If you're practicing these things all the time like that, and push yourself, you can learn to be good in all of these things. 

What do you guys think? 

submitted by Bluebird
(October 4, 2017 - 9:22 pm)

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I think that art is more with the hand. Knowing how to do something helps, of course. It's a good starting point, but I think that actually practicing and learning what works and what doesn't is more of what makes good art. If I see a tutorial I get a place to jump off from, but when I actually draw a person and my mom corrects my anatomy, I can learn and remember how to do it.

In my opinion, talent does not exist. Beginner's luck is where you try something new and like what you see, or someone complements you on it. Beginning is where you decide whether or not you like something and if you want to pursue it. Every child has infinite potential, but what they end up 'good' at is what they enjoyed or had the opportunity to pursue.

submitted by Cockleburr
(October 5, 2017 - 12:45 pm)

Sorry, I think I just bottomed this. Top!

submitted by Top
(October 5, 2017 - 9:22 pm)

Hmm, these are some interesting questions. I have no idea about the first one, but as for the second, I agree with both Blue and Cockleburr. Many people, including my good friends, who see my drawings ask things like, "How are you so good? I can't draw." First of all, self-deprecating compliments are uncomfortable to receive, and often puts people in awkward positions. Second of all, I'm "good" (according to you... artists are notoriously hard on themselves) because I practice all the time. You can't draw because you don't draw. If you put some effort and time into it, I promise you'll get better.

submitted by Abigail S., age 13, Nose in a Book
(October 7, 2017 - 10:42 am)

1. I think that they are both important, but the brain is more so. Practice is definitely important, but you can't really draw without knowing about proportions, shading, etc-- being able to see what you're going to draw and put it on paper.

2. Art is definitely a skill. Some people do it more naturally, but anyone can get to their level or better. 

submitted by Shoshannah
(October 9, 2017 - 4:08 pm)