Iām also an artist with aphantasia. From what I understand, people who canāt visualize somehow have the ability to do tasks that are generally thought of as needing visualization. So we can describe what something looks like, we just canāt see it in our heads. Obviously these tasks donāt truly require visualization, just a desire to do them, and persistence. Weāve had aphantasia our whole lives and never knew it. But that means without realizing it, weāve created ways for our brains to do what they do without visualizing and thatās amazing!!! Now that I know about aphantasia , I do wonder how Iām able to do what I do, and I think about it every day. But I also like to take a minute every so often and just pat myself on the back because Iām a visual artist who canāt visualize and that is truly just awesome!