What qualities determine whether or not an elephant will be an effective artist?
The elephant artists should be calm and not so naughty. They normally train elephants to paint starting around age 3 years and above. At 3 years and above the elephant has received the essential nutrients and guidance from its mother and has matured enough to start learning (like a child). Sometimes, they intend to train the elephants to paint a certain style, but after training together, they discover that elephants gravitate to their own style and their mahout works with the elephant’s natural abilities.
