“It won’t be perfect. You might not even thing it’s good at times.
But it will be good enough.
And it might not turn out like what you see in your mind.
No. In fact, it won’t be like what you see in your mind.
Sometimes that’s frustrating.
But keep working. It will come.
Look closely, and notice what you notice.
In the beginning, don’t press so hard.
But once you think you’ve got something right, be confident.”

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This is the consolidated advice that I gave to my seven-year-old son as he worked to draw a self-portrait.

I share it here because the advice has applications far beyond drawing.