>>2363720Bun-io isn't that bad. Yet. At least not as delusional as all the self titled "AwesomeArtist#15648616" out there that believe they're god's gift to the world.
But being self taught will mean you can't touch their work without touching their ego. To them, it's not just something they learned; it's something they became. They're feral like that. They'll be less receptive to meeting people's standards and expectations. and be controlled by their emotions. So they're mentally handicapped by thinking they need to feel like an artists in order to be an artist. It's difficult to break through that barrier.
You have to convince them it's something they have, not something they are. And that it has to be maintained and sharpened. They'll be a lot of resistance if they think it's part of their soul and you're trying to change them.