The hardest lesson for beginner artists isn’t colour theory or composition. It’s learning to trust yourself. Your inner critic will always have something to say. “ That’s wrong.” “ Don’t mess it up.” “ Who do you think you are?” And if you let that voice take over, the brush stays still, the canvas stays blank, and your creativity stays locked away. But here’s the truth: the canvas doesn’t need perfection. It needs you. Every stroke you put down, even the messy, awkward, not right ones, teaches