Yes, You Can Create Things, Too!

Do you know what really grinds my gears? The way people talk about art! They like to act like creation is this mystical act that is prescribed to people at birth by, I don't know, magic, I guess? Not only do many artists feel like it discounts their years of hard work and practice they put in to get where they are, but people are insulting their own potential as well. 

They're saying that, even if they have put in their time and effort, they wouldn't be able to get to a fraction of the skill of whoever they are "complimenting." When in reality, they very much can get to that point.

If you're reading this, then odds are, this article came to you when you needed it the most. The internet has this funny way of giving you something appropriate for where you are in life. Perhaps it may be ads most of this time, but the only thing this article is giving you is encouragement.

The Reality of Starting

Nobody was born good at drawing. (Including myself, which you can see a childhood piece of mine at https://dextiveblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/dear-beginner-artist-on-finding-art.html) Everybody started with stick figure doodles. Whether or not you continued and evolved from there? That was often your choice, and you can still very much choose to pick it right back up. You don't need an expensive education nor hours to dedicate in a day. Could those things help?

Certainly. If you have access to them and believe they will boost your journey, go for it! But if you don't, or you don't believe it would work for you? Then don't sweat it. We live in an age where art has never been so accessible. You can google "how to draw," "basic ukulele chords," "fundamentals of writing," or anything else related to your art form of choice and dive right in. 

The only required payment would be the tools you may need. And even then, you can likely get a toy ukulele for like twenty bucks to start with if you don't have sixty for a real instrument. Those skills would be legitimate and will translate to the real thing. Same thing applies to other forms of art. You can start with cheap acrylics and paper for painting.

Ultimately, any reason you can come up beyond "I don't want to" or "it's not for me" are excuses, that or a lack of creative problem solving. Which, if you can't figure out how to create with your current life circumstances? There are ways to work around them and create anyways.

Exceptional Cases

With all this to say, the message is meant for people who don't have a disability, or some similar life circumstance, where they may lack the fine motor controls or the mental bandwidth that all forms of art demand. Disabilities exist, depression exists, and all sorts of unusual circumstances that make this article unapplicable. Which, in that case, it is not an excuse, but a genuine limitation that may make an individual unable to create completely, even if they wished to.

You're valid if you do fall into that group, and your restrictions are not meant to be erased or disregarded here. This is for a majority where that is not their experience.

Conclusion

With that said, my brain is drawing a blank on a proper conclusion, so I will just leave you to process this and take what you will. If this inspired you, feel free to tag @dextivestudios.bsky.social over on Bluesky, and I'd happily make an encouraging blogpost putting a spotlight on you and going "good job. Keep going."

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