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count on May 29, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: These are things in PHP which make me sad

Can an artist make great art without knowing to use oil paint on canvas, instead of watercolor (or whatever - I'm not an artist)?

How about knowing the difference between types of brushes and what effect they have on the canvas? Is it 'great art' if it's accidental?

ceejayoz on May 29, 2011 [–]

Yes, and yes.

That said, this is more like arguing that you can't be a great artist if you don't know how to make the canvas yourself.

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