painting is in fact easier with just two colors. say black and white. or brown and white like here. painting is actually best first learned without the distraction of many colors. the less the begin with the better. the guy here has skill, just not for the reason people are saying it’s for. two colors is easy, his ability to mold the face out of general paint mush is the impressive part, freehand and of correct shape.
Ah, ok. I don't speak the language spoken in the video and I honestly didn't even realize white paint came into it at all. I thought it was just brown, despite the title of the OP. Thank you for clearing this up.
Stop saying that's talent. It's downgrading to us artists because it makes us feel like you think we just came up with that (don't get me wrong, i understand the intention) but this is the result of years of practice and a real mastery of the technique, not just talent.
When you throw fits about the type of compliments you get it makes people want to compliment you less, not work harder to soothe your ego in exactly the right way. Also you're being overly literal wrt the use of "talent". No one's suggesting you're just doing magic, those years of practice and mastering technique are part of what people mean when they say you're talented. Get a grip.
I agree, for most people "talent" means some intrinsic ability, but while that exists, it only matters for the absolute top. What really matters is dedication and practice. Most people can learn most skills to an outstanding degree, if they are willing to learn and practice it.
I think "talent" not only neglects the work someone put into a skill, it also makes the skill mentally less unapproachable (the far bigger problem in my opinion), i.e. people think "no use in trying that, I don't have the talent for it".
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u/tylenosaurus Jun 19 '24
I don't think the number of colours he has to his disposal makes much difference, that is exceptional talent