I'm afraid you're clueless when it comes to the notion of talent. Talent is not just some innate god-given ability, it is also the ability to learn. You show us you have been able to learn, to conclude you don't need talent? Yes, every Tom, Dick and Harriet can learn art, but some will learn so slowly they will never achieve a useful skill level in this life. Please leave telling there is no such thing as talent to third-rate schools who sell the idea that art skills can be bought. You are better than that!

An angel on top of a Christmas tree.

Sketchy Santa, an elf loading the presents and the Grinch.

Here are my assignments I did earlier this year. I work on this course when I have time and motivation! So far I have completed these lessons: Visual style part 1 + 2, Structural style part 1 + 2. Thank you Stephen for this awesome course. Your book is also super useful. I can't recommend them enough!

Hey thanks Stan for reviewing my value scale. Here is the sketch pad I used. And yes, it is a kneaded eraser. It's yellow, not green. Just very dirty! ;)

Nice! This is exactly what was missing on Proko! Can’t wait to take this course and grt better at watercolour painting!

Here's my value scale. I used the suggested pencils (2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B) plus a Mars Lumograph Black 8B for the darker shades.

It’s the winning prize for the perspective challenge and the winner will be announced tomorrow (July 10) in a live stream. So my giess is it will be launched during this livestream.

My second attempt at level one, plus a simple tree house for level two.

Here's my first try. I decided to add a zeppelin to fill the sky and practice some more cross-contour.