Proko - You Don't Need Talent.. I'll Prove It!

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You Don't Need Talent.. I'll Prove It!

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After quite a bit of research and experience, both formal and informal, I have found a good and useful way to think about talent. Talent is all about the SPEED at which you learn. This can go from general to specific, and if a person is aware of how they learn, they can use strategies to deliberately speed up. This has a little overlap with the idea of facility or aptitude. If someone has a facility or aptitude for something, they will learn faster and this can appear as talent. It can break down into a few different aspects- if someone has a love for a discipline, but not that much aptitude, they can "brute force" it over time with hard work and still attain proficiency. The luck that applies here has to do with the teachers you run into or find. I have found that I may not be interested in something like math, but if I have a good teacher, they will spark my curiosity. I will want to know why they are excited about this particular thing. Hope this helps.

LESSON NOTES

Today wraps up the 12 Days of Proko, and I’m ending it with my own sketch tour!

If seeing sketch tours of modern-day masters is discouraging to you, I got a treat for you today! Some artists believe that these artists were always this good. That talent is the ingredient they’re missing. So, in this video, I’m doing the opposite. Instead of just showing my best work, I’ll show you my early stuff. The BAD work. I want you to see that becoming a good artist isn’t about being born with talent. It’s about practice and growth. I want to show you how much you can improve if you're dedicated.

KICKSTARTER: All the drawings you’re seeing labeled “NOW” in this video, are part of my new book of my drawings. In fact I just launched a kickstarter with 2 new books, including a Hand Anatomy book. Go check them out!

Save 15% on Proko courses and digital tools using code 12DAYS good through December 27th

Check out the 12 Days of Proko schedule and challenge details!

12 Days of Proko
Day 1 - How to Fill a Sketchbook Like Peter Han
Day 2 - Sketchbooking to Build Your Visual Library
Day 3 - Embrace Imperfection in Your Sketchbook
Day 4 - The Digital Painting Process of a Blizzard Artist
Day 5 - 3 Sketchbooks Every Artist Needs
Day 6 - How to Survive as a Freelance Illustrator
Day 7 - Boost Your Creativity with Daily Sketching
Day 8 - Explore Absurd Ideas in Your Sketchbook
Day 9 - Creating Dynamic Characters from Loose Sketches
Day 10 - Sketchbooking to Improve Your Figure Drawing
Day 11 - How to Blend Realism and Imagination

COMMENTS

Stan Prokopenko

Today wraps up the 12 Days of Proko, and I’m ending it with my own sketch tour!

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10mo

Thank you for sharing this video and showing the progress of a master, it's very motivating.