[egypturnash]

Yes. The journey to master artist begins with finding a place to crank out a lot of apprentice/journeyman level art. You get a little bit better at some aspect of the craft with every piece you make; eventually this makes a very visible difference from your early work. Regular critique from your peers and mentors helps a lot too.

Rembrandt started out as an apprentice, with about four years starting around 13 before he opened his own studio. Picasso was trained by his art professor father from the age of seven in what sounds like a very traditionally hardcore fashion.

[evilbob93]

Problem is that the entry-level stuff is going to be done by the AI and fewer people are going to have the chance to go through the steps of becoming a master artist.