k wrote:
] ] Artists produce visual art, writers produce words to tell
] ] stories, musicians produce songs. All of these things
] ] require at least four things the way I see it.
] ]
] ] 1) Perseverance - These people must be able to keep
] ] trying, even if they do not like how something they are
] ] working on is turning out. They don't just decide
] ] they can't do it and quit because it's too
] ] hard.
] ]
] ] 2) Creativity - These people have to obviously have
] ] something in their heads that they want and know how to
] ] get out onto a media that they can share with the rest of
] ] the world.
] ]
] ] 3) Balls - They also aren't afraid to put their work
] ] out there for the world to see. They aren't afraid
] ] of being laughed at because they know that its the best
] ] they could have done, and what does it mean if someone
] ] else makes fun of them?
] ]
] ] 4) Drive - They continue to work, learn, and grow at
] ] their skill by never being satisfied. By always pushing
] ] the limits of their abilities.
]
] [ Kobi's a smart kid... i've already tossed some of my
] thoughts into his comment thread there, but since i saw that
] Tom memed it, i figured i'd bump. -k]

It can be both refined and complexified. This is useless. If you follow this crap, then you will also need contacts, an agent, financial backing (and a good job as a waiter, since you will be waiting to see results for quite some time). Rather, this can be simplified by understanding this. There are only three qualities that make an artist successful (if self-satisfaction is not enough, and egomania must be sated): They are Talent, Tenacity and Taste. You can succeed if you have any two of these. Look at the successful ones and then argue with this point. I am sure that cocksuckers like K and that flynn23 dipshit will try to do this.

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