It just occurred to me that given the variety of apps for a touch screen device it may be possible to discover for oneself one's talent in the arts. Some art work like sculpting or clay molding will never be possible to try out on a touch screen, though it may be possible to provide a virtual environment suitable to elicit an interest at the least.
I have in mind those arts that can be quickly and easily tried out with the plethora of apps available, many of them free on the app store. Although I would certainly be interested in an app that helps discover your talent with access to different tools suitable for the purpose, for now it is worthwhile to look at those apps which provide this opportunity for self-explorers.
First let us consider the word talent in the context of arts. It is a special ability that the artist possesses which finds expression in drawing, writing and photography, for instance. Now I believe everyone has at least a rudimentary ability in some forms of arts. The objective of discovery is to find out which form suits one's temperament and how much we can express in that medium. Talent varies in degree - the expert is already a professional on the one hand and the aspirant on the other is pushing through to find the right and unique expression for oneself. Beyond these extremes is the person who believes has no talent to speak of, but is ready to explore, to launch on the journey of self discovery, to find out what he or she is good at. At the end the person may find out that such and such medium is the best in which he or she can find expression for their thoughts and feelings. This is the talent discovery that I want to talk about through the use of apps on a touch screen tablet.
The arts that are most accessible on a touch screen device by way of apps are readily apparent: drawing, writing, pictures, moving images, animations and so on. There are apps that are entirely devoted to one or more of these arts, but I have not come across one that allows you to try out all of the above or more. the dedicated apps are more likely to provide a great number of tools to explore a particular art, while the apps that provide multiple functions may provide only the basic tools to work with. I prefer a multi-functionality app when I am starting out on a self-discovery path, because that is where I have ample opportunity to try out possibilities or a combination of them one after another without leaving the app. It also makes me become more acquainted with the app's working which makes it easy for me to be more comfortable to try out things.
In the subsequent posts I will write about a few apps that provide this opportunity for self-discovery with regard to one's talent.
Sent from Knowtes App on 2012-06-01 07:50:51 +0000
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