The same way anybody learning anything starts out. Imitation happens every single time someone learns anything. Read the early works of any writer, look at the

The same way anybody learning anything starts out. Imitation happens every single time someone learns anything. Read the early works of any writer, look at the early work of any painter. You'll find imitation. Look at a child pretending that he's a policeman. Look at Jackson Pollock's early work and compare it to Benton's. I don't know why people look down on imitation. Everyone in the world is an imitator. You have to start somewhere. Even an entire nation has to start somewhere.