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>>751679
Not that anon but discrediting talent is naive. Just because you're talented doesn't mean you can pick up a stylus and make anything you want, you still have to study to keep improving, which you showed here: >>751695
Using myself as an example, I've been sculpting on and off for years and only recently got to a point where I'm happy with how my sculpts look, even though they aren't great. I know I still have room to grow and that I have to study and practice much more before I can get to a point where I can call myself good. Pic related.
Conversely, I can say I'm naturally better at writing academic papers and that I'm talented at it. It doesn't mean I can complete my thesis in a day without any research. I still have to study and get the appropriate references before I can put together something that's good.

The more I work on the model, the more things I dislike. Fingers/hands look too fat and small, hair looks like shit after being decimated to fit polycount limit, AO for lips look like ass and I still can't figure out how to paint over it in substance. But it is what it is. After I figure out the AO stuff and try to make the hair look decent I'll move on and take what I've learned to make something new.