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NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
January 22 2012 12:34 GMT
#1
So i went to a lunar new year party last night... HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE :D

Long story short, i caught this little guy in the back of the party. He was on his knees, drawing on napkins with the couch (soft and not flat) as his table. Despite all those, the race cars he drew looks amazing.



I asked him, 'How old are you?' but it seems like he doesnt even know english. Turns out: he is 4 years old. I was mind blown on how he was focusing to make the upper part of a wheel look darker which is an extremely clever observation. I also made that observation but in high school grade 10 when i took drawing more seriously. The effect of shadows on the pictures... and this kid is doing it on a freaking napkin with a single color marker.... HOLY SHIT.

All of the race cars on the napkins were unique too. Its not like he just watched Cars hours ago... damn these stuff looks even better than Cars. His father told me that he could also draw transformer fighting each other after watching the movies and drawing came to him completely naturally...

Despite all the cute chicks, awesome people and delicious foods, this is by far my most awesome experience that night. Damn... the kid is TALENTED.

Cheers for a new generation to come.

P/s: youtube is a bitch... took me almost 2 hours to get this 1 mins video uploaded.

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HwangjaeTerran
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Finland5967 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-22 12:48:04
January 22 2012 12:46 GMT
#2
Sorry but there is no talent, TALENT even less.
The kid has probably drawn a lot.
When a parent notices the kids skills they usually feed the fire. That's how things like prodigies are usually "born"

e. still, nice race cars
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Tuthur
Profile Joined July 2010
France985 Posts
January 22 2012 12:50 GMT
#3
I don't think it's very impressive.
NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
January 22 2012 12:53 GMT
#4
On January 22 2012 21:46 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
Sorry but there is no talent, TALENT even less.
The kid has probably drawn a lot.
When a parent notices the kids skills they usually feed the fire. That's how things like prodigies are usually "born"

e. still, nice race cars

did i mentioned i was in a middle of a party? he ignored everything TO DRAW... foods, toys, balloons... More than that he drew on napkins on a couch, with his knees on the ground... and FYI, his parents were eating and taking pictures :-/...

That alone is talented already...... not counting how good the cars actually look.. and he is 4... push what =_=
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HwangjaeTerran
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Finland5967 Posts
January 22 2012 13:00 GMT
#5
On January 22 2012 21:53 NB wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2012 21:46 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
Sorry but there is no talent, TALENT even less.
The kid has probably drawn a lot.
When a parent notices the kids skills they usually feed the fire. That's how things like prodigies are usually "born"

e. still, nice race cars

did i mentioned i was in a middle of a party? he ignored everything TO DRAW... foods, toys, balloons... More than that he drew on napkins on a couch, with his knees on the ground... and FYI, his parents were eating and taking pictures :-/...

That alone is talented already...... not counting how good the cars actually look.. and he is 4... push what =_=


Yes. And that is why he is good.
Good practice comes from concentration. Ability to concentrate on what you want to do = talent ?
Then I'd agree, the reason why most people don't have extreme abilities is because of lack of dedication, not because they couldn't do anything.
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NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
January 22 2012 13:07 GMT
#6
On January 22 2012 22:00 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2012 21:53 NB wrote:
On January 22 2012 21:46 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
Sorry but there is no talent, TALENT even less.
The kid has probably drawn a lot.
When a parent notices the kids skills they usually feed the fire. That's how things like prodigies are usually "born"

e. still, nice race cars

did i mentioned i was in a middle of a party? he ignored everything TO DRAW... foods, toys, balloons... More than that he drew on napkins on a couch, with his knees on the ground... and FYI, his parents were eating and taking pictures :-/...

That alone is talented already...... not counting how good the cars actually look.. and he is 4... push what =_=


Yes. And that is why he is good.
Good practice comes from concentration. Ability to concentrate on what you want to do = talent ?
Then I'd agree, the reason why most people don't have extreme abilities is because of lack of dedication, not because they couldn't do anything.

idk... it just sounds like ur bar is higher than mine thats all... matter of opinion i guess...

i mean a kid know how to talk at age of 3... to me age of 4 could do things like that is just incredible. not even sure if i could hold a pen when i was that age.
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Robinsa
Profile Joined May 2009
Japan1333 Posts
January 22 2012 13:11 GMT
#7
Its awsome that some people can concentrate like that and become that good at something. Im also going to say that its not normal and that the reaction (he didnt even look at the camera ? ) isnt normal. Savant ?
4649!!
Sephy90
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1785 Posts
January 22 2012 13:29 GMT
#8
The hell have you guys not seen a kid concentrate before? So what if he was at a party, he's a kid who likes to draw why should anything else interest him? If anything all those people might've made him shy so he went on with what he likes to do and lol@ suggesting savant.
"So I turned the lights off at night and practiced by myself"
HwangjaeTerran
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Finland5967 Posts
January 22 2012 14:03 GMT
#9
Yeah, I take everything back.

He's the new rainman. He's got AC/DC and all of that stuff.
I mean drawing on a napkin! all the kids I knew drew on walls.
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Robinsa
Profile Joined May 2009
Japan1333 Posts
January 22 2012 14:05 GMT
#10
On January 22 2012 22:29 Sephy90 wrote:
The hell have you guys not seen a kid concentrate before? So what if he was at a party, he's a kid who likes to draw why should anything else interest him? If anything all those people might've made him shy so he went on with what he likes to do and lol@ suggesting savant.

Well I dont have a huge experiance with kids but its way better than what Ive seen from any 4 year old before. Try to google "4 year old drawing" or something just to get a feeling of the level theyre usually at. Its very talanted anyway.
4649!!
alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
January 22 2012 15:14 GMT
#11
cute, hope he becomes an epic industrial designer when he's older. asian parents? hope they dont' force him to become a banker /doctor or something..
Graphicssavior[gm] : What is a “yawn” rape ;; Masumune - It was the year of the pig for those fucking defilers. Chill - A clinic you say? okum: SC without Korean yelling is like porn without sex. konamix: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!
GeneralStan
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States4789 Posts
January 22 2012 17:23 GMT
#12
On January 22 2012 21:46 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
Sorry but there is no talent, TALENT even less.
The kid has probably drawn a lot.
When a parent notices the kids skills they usually feed the fire. That's how things like prodigies are usually "born"

e. still, nice race cars


What then do you think talent is, other than a skill developed from an early age? If even prodigies are nothing more than skills developed young, then you think there are no inherent abilities, nothing built into genes that constitutes a 'talent'? If this is the argument you make, what is wrong with simply redefining a talent as a skill developed early in life, such as this talented child displays?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Snuggles
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1865 Posts
January 22 2012 17:52 GMT
#13
hehe I can hear the vietnamese in the background if I'm not mistaken =). Cute kid, hopefully he continues to do what he loves. And happy new year!
Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
January 22 2012 18:59 GMT
#14
Autism occurred to me when I read the title. Kid who ignores people and mass-draws? Eh, what do I know.
"My incompetence with power tools had been increasing exponentially over the course of 20 years spent inhaling experimental oven cleaners"
Sephy90
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1785 Posts
January 22 2012 19:10 GMT
#15
On January 22 2012 23:05 Robinsa wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2012 22:29 Sephy90 wrote:
The hell have you guys not seen a kid concentrate before? So what if he was at a party, he's a kid who likes to draw why should anything else interest him? If anything all those people might've made him shy so he went on with what he likes to do and lol@ suggesting savant.

Well I dont have a huge experiance with kids but its way better than what Ive seen from any 4 year old before. Try to google "4 year old drawing" or something just to get a feeling of the level theyre usually at. Its very talanted anyway.

I see I see! I'd like to see if he's drawing in about 5 years though. It is pretty nice that he likes something like that at the age of 4.
"So I turned the lights off at night and practiced by myself"
ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12782 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-22 19:15:29
January 22 2012 19:14 GMT
#16
On January 22 2012 22:00 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2012 21:53 NB wrote:
On January 22 2012 21:46 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
Sorry but there is no talent, TALENT even less.
The kid has probably drawn a lot.
When a parent notices the kids skills they usually feed the fire. That's how things like prodigies are usually "born"

e. still, nice race cars

did i mentioned i was in a middle of a party? he ignored everything TO DRAW... foods, toys, balloons... More than that he drew on napkins on a couch, with his knees on the ground... and FYI, his parents were eating and taking pictures :-/...

That alone is talented already...... not counting how good the cars actually look.. and he is 4... push what =_=


Yes. And that is why he is good.
Good practice comes from concentration. Ability to concentrate on what you want to do = talent ?
Then I'd agree, the reason why most people don't have extreme abilities is because of lack of dedication, not because they couldn't do anything.

there is talent in art.
Synesthetic art is one of them, there are artists who are naturally tasting/seeing colour whenever they see a letter/word etc.
其疾如风,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不动如山,难知如阴,动如雷震。
OmniEulogy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada6600 Posts
January 22 2012 19:17 GMT
#17
thats really good. I wish I could draw ANYTHING lol
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Backpack
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States1776 Posts
January 22 2012 19:59 GMT
#18
On January 23 2012 03:59 Djzapz wrote:
Autism occurred to me when I read the title. Kid who ignores people and mass-draws? Eh, what do I know.


What else would a 4 year old do at an adult party?

I'd be more impressed if he WAS socializing.
"You people need to just generally care a lot less about everything." -Zatic
DreamChaser
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
1649 Posts
January 22 2012 20:05 GMT
#19
I'm impressed, but thats also because i cant draw for my life.
Plays against every MU with nexus first.
HwangjaeTerran
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Finland5967 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-22 20:22:14
January 22 2012 20:05 GMT
#20
On January 23 2012 02:23 GeneralStan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2012 21:46 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
Sorry but there is no talent, TALENT even less.
The kid has probably drawn a lot.
When a parent notices the kids skills they usually feed the fire. That's how things like prodigies are usually "born"

e. still, nice race cars


What then do you think talent is, other than a skill developed from an early age? If even prodigies are nothing more than skills developed young, then you think there are no inherent abilities, nothing built into genes that constitutes a 'talent'? If this is the argument you make, what is wrong with simply redefining a talent as a skill developed early in life, such as this talented child displays?


Nothing is wrong with that, but the word carries the meaning of some strange, unnatural,special, god-given ability which I don't think have ever been shown to exist.
Therefore the word is bad and I will always oppose to using it for skilled people.
On January 23 2012 04:14 ETisME wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2012 22:00 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
On January 22 2012 21:53 NB wrote:
On January 22 2012 21:46 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
Sorry but there is no talent, TALENT even less.
The kid has probably drawn a lot.
When a parent notices the kids skills they usually feed the fire. That's how things like prodigies are usually "born"

e. still, nice race cars

did i mentioned i was in a middle of a party? he ignored everything TO DRAW... foods, toys, balloons... More than that he drew on napkins on a couch, with his knees on the ground... and FYI, his parents were eating and taking pictures :-/...

That alone is talented already...... not counting how good the cars actually look.. and he is 4... push what =_=


Yes. And that is why he is good.
Good practice comes from concentration. Ability to concentrate on what you want to do = talent ?
Then I'd agree, the reason why most people don't have extreme abilities is because of lack of dedication, not because they couldn't do anything.

there is talent in art.
Synesthetic art is one of them, there are artists who are naturally tasting/seeing colour whenever they see a letter/word etc.


But it doesn't actually affect their skills?
And all synesthetics don't connect the same sounds to same colours etc.
So IMO that's something that can be taught aswell. And has very little practical uses and little affect on one's learning in any particular field.

As for why autistic people are often very skilled in something, I do not know. However I think it's because of the extreme concentration. I went and got a quote I once heard, from the violinist Leopold Auer, on the amount of practice:
“If you practice with your fingers, no amount is enough,” was Auer’s response. “If you practice with your head, two hours is plenty.”
As someone who once practiced a lot, I think that is extremely true.
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