Ever since we were babies, drawing has been a common activity among children. While what comes out of it only holds value for the children themselves. They draw whatever is in their mind and are proud of the result nevertheless. Parents may look at it and praise the children, which makes them happy. But these drawings rarely are considered as authentic art. Why is that?
Then we have the non-artists, maybe you and me, who don't know how to draw but know what to draw—what they are looking for. I draw for fun, but for more than half the time, I don't know what's wrong with it. It feels like it's not authentic; it's always missing. And again, it's the same scenario with babies. Adults may be better at drawing than babies, but they don't have what is needed to be considered artists.
Traditional artists, on the other hand, work very hard to gain knowledge from the surrounding environments around them. Then they have to practice day after day to replicate their end goals—making the art they want, not the art that they spent a whole journey going through. It's a process that hardens their intuition and their perspective to then portray that process onto a piece of media. Artists all go through countless hours of practice, making things that they may not like or that even look ugly. But in the end, they will have finally ended up with something that's both pleasurable and authentic.
Everyone might not be considered an artist, but you can always pick up a pencil and work your way towards your own perfection.
