[paulryanrogers]

Kids need to learn the fundamentals first and best. They can learn the tools near the end of school or even on the job.

I loved computer art and did as many technical art classes at university as I could. At the beginning of the program I was the fastest in the class, because we were given reference art to work from to learn the tools. By the end of the class I couldn't finish assignments because I wasn't creative enough to work from scratch. Ultimately I realized art wasn't my calling, despite some initial success.

Other kids blew me away with the speed of their creations. And how they could detach emotionally from any one piece, to move on to the next.