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William Blake

The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: the bad artist seems to copy a great deal the good one really does.

William Blake

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A bad artist imitates the surface details of others' work without understanding or originality, while a good artist deeply absorbs and transforms what they learn into something new. The key distinction lies in genuine creativity versus mere replication.

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