Uncomfortable's Thoughts on the Subject of Talent
http://drawabox.com/article/talent
2018-01-22 01:20
Uncomfortable
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2018-01-23 06:10
My cousin used to get these art school advertisements out of magazines and they would have an image of a pirate or a turtle in a Jeff cap that you had to draw and mail in for art school admission. He would draw them flawlessly. I never saw him practicing fundamentals we were almost always outside playing but he could pick up pencil and draw whatever he wanted.
Uncomfortable
2018-01-23 14:34
You've got to ask yourself though, how much do you trust your ability to recollect all of this accurately? When you were younger your standards for decent art were probably much lower than they would be now, so assuming that because you found the drawings "flawless" then really doesn't tell us a whole lot. Then there's the fact that your time spent with your cousin did not account for all of the time he had in a day (I assume).
It'd be great if you could get in touch with your cousin and see if he's still kept any of his old drawings. I'd love to see them, especially if your memory has proven to be accurate.
Lastly, copying a cartoon is not something that takes a whole lot of training. With a limited amount of practice, you can probably do it pretty easily. That's why the vast majority of "how to draw" books for kids consist of that kind of material. Not because they're trying to teach anyone a useful skill, but because it's a great way to make money.