I prefer the word craft to skill. Skill implies a degree of sameness to what you do. Craft implies a depth of knowledge.
Skill is knowing the proper grammar - craft is knowing when not to use the proper grammar.
Skill is knowing how to make a knit stitch - craft is knowing when to use a knit stitch.
Skill is knowing how to boil an egg - craft is knowing how to season a boiled egg.
Talent lies somewhere beyond skill and craft -- to be talented is to have an intuitive grasp of the principles of a skill and it's craft. Talent can, on occasion, cover for a lack of skill and craft - excellent skill and craft can, on occasion, cover for a lack of talent.
If skill is lamp, and craft our technique in lighting it, it is our talent that decrees how brightly it burns.
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