Quote - Well, there is that whole talent thing too. While being Conversant in a medium certainly helps... there will always be those that will inherently be able to do things others cannot. With half the effort. I think one of the tricks of any medium is finding a particular strength and utilizing the hell out of that. Of course one should never become too comfortable, that just leads to hackwork. It's nice to have your own particular area where you can shine, though.

Man, that fresco botch is AWFUL! That's just moronic hubris.

It's BAAAAD aint it :blink:

Yeah definitely agree with you on the talent thing. Certain people seem to just have more natural aptitude than others, for certain things... and it's important to recognise that I reckon.

At the same time, I'm a big believer in the ability of almost anyone to aquire talent they're not necessarily born with, to a significant extent, if they really want it and strive for it... and remain honest with themselves about where their abilities sit, in the here and now... not that this form of "aquired" talent can necessarily reach the peaks that someone with a "natural" advantage might scale...

...I sometimes wonder if natural ability in a key area is actually more about having a kind of built-in "self-awareness" relative to doing a given thing, perhaps more than it is a pre-ordained ability to actually "do" that thing? As well as just an overwhelming, built-in motivation to actually do that thing. If that makes any kind of sense... LOL :biggrin: