Everyone is born with a gift, and it is a challenge for us in life to identify it. For children, I do think that each child has a special gift. If we identify it early, it can possibly mean lighting a pathway for success. If we do not, it is talent wasted. I can make Tobey learn music, go for music lessons and practice. But I know nor matter how hard I try, he is not going to be the next Joshua Bell. It is all about innate potential. He does not have it...for music at least. Instead, through the years, we have come to sense about what he can and should do. ART.
He doesn't paint, or sketch. He loves pencilling. It is something that he cannot stop doing. Today, we had some experts' advice at the Singapore Toys and Comic Convention. He brought along his sketchbook and showed to world renowned animation artists such as Gary Eskine. They had very positive things to say about Tobey's artwork. It is beyond his age. One of them mentioned that he has techniques that would bring him through in this industry. Like how he understands how characters come in different directions and overlaps each other in the third picture, the dragon comes across and the bat coming from the front and overlapping each other. It is something to do with art direction. The aerial view drawing of the car took me by surprise too. And his use of creativity to transform cute creatures to monsters. It is amazing. I am glad now I can appreciate what he is doing. It is all in his mind. We know where to go from here today...
2 comments:
It's great that you guys have identified his passion and talent and helping him achieve in this area. I can see him in places like Electronic Arts here in future :)
I guess the least we could do is to support and help him towards this path. At the end of it, it is really up to him. I think the book you got him is one of the most appropriate thing for him haha! He is learning from there.
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