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[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Art just requires practice, which is even more rudimentary than education.

Prompt engineering and sifting through slop can appear like practice to anyone who doesn't. This, I find, is the source of the delusion and hate.

[–] jve@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Not many people are figuring out things like color theory or perspective from practice alone.

[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 10 points 6 days ago

Which is why there's a clear progression for art getting significantly better over the centuries. It's not because artists became more talented, it's because instruction was available.

[–] Abyssian@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

I don't think art requires practice alone for all people. I spent a long time trying and still never manage to make a stick figure where all the lines connect where they should.

Realism takes practice. Art requires insight