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But you start to mix your own pigments to dig into and understand how colors work and how paint works. You become a better painter by understanding the tools yo
by danielzarick 17y ago
But you start to mix your own pigments to dig into and understand how colors work and how paint works. You become a better painter by understanding the tools you use and how they function.
- hrabago 17y agoI imagine a word processor's equivalent for a painter would be the easel, or maybe the brush handle, not necessarily the paint, the brush bristles, or the canvas. It affects how the creator works, which indirectly affects the resulting work. However, it doesn't directly affect the actual output. The novel, when printed, could be laid out and paginated differently, printed using different fonts, with no trace of the word processor used to create it. A painter mixing paints could be to achieve a specific color or texture. The equivalent of that for a novelist could be studying word origins or creating a new language or new words (Tolkien?).
- danielzarick 17y agoWhile all of that may be true, I just think you and bugs are looking far too into the details of paint:painter::word processor:writer. I was basically just trying to simplify what I thought the author of the piece was trying to say. It never hurts to understand how your tools are made and how they function. In fact, it most likely helps you create better work in the long run. At least, that is my interpretation.