Is drawing a born talent or can someone teach it to you and have the same effect?

Drawing is actually a discipline. Yes you can be taught and have a wonderful, satisfying craft. The talent part comes in being able to "instinctively" be able to see.

Now this statement might sound like an oxymoron but it isn't. For an exercise, cut a square hole in a piece of paper and go outside with it. Now look through the hole (hold the paper at arm's length) at the landscape. Hmmm...now move the paper a bit and see what you see. Most people never actually look at the landscape but you just did...as a piece of art. That square hole is a frame for what you are looking at. When you discover that you actually see things in a different way, then you are on your way to being an artist.

The discipline comes from learning to "see" an object and accurately draw it on the paper. The illustrations of the 19th century botanists are examples of this. As you learn to draw things in perspective, that is to draw them proportionately, you will find that you have "inborn talent". It just takes practice and patience.

There are very few indeed that have "genius". Even the great Michealangelo had extensive art training. "Natural talent" is the product of long hours of practice and training.

Now the question is...do you want to invest the time to learn?

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