Learn How To Draw By Looking More Carefully
Is it true when a person says that they can’t draw?
In reality, most people draw each and every day.
The basic function of drawing is to make marks onto a surface to communicate ideas and information. Making marks is usually done with pictures and writing.
“If you are capable of writing… you are equally capable of drawing”
Writing a message uses the same skills as drawing.
You don’t think about what you are doing when you write…
* You are forming lines
* You are drawing circles
* You are creating curves
It is easy for you to write. Writing comes naturally to you. You were taught to write from an early age. The skills come easily to you.
The same skills are used for drawing that you use when you write…
* You can use a series of lines to draw a house
* You use a combination of curves to draw a face
This means that you can learn to draw. The only thing stopping you is that it will take your time and effort to develop your drawing skills.
Take a challenge… Pick up a pen or pencil and draw a cat or a dog. Don’t worry if the result is disappointing. The resulting drawing could look like quite different from a cat or dog.
This is no great surprise to you. You already know that you can’t draw.
However, it could surprise you to learn that many artists would struggle to get an exact likeness.
The biggest challenge when you learn to draw is to sharpen your powers of observation.
Take a closer look at a cat and dog. Look at the head…
* See the shape of the head
* See how the ears are placed on top
* See the eyes
* Look at the nose
Soon you will have a strong and clear picture in your mind…
“Now, go and try to draw your cat or dog again and see the sudden improvement in your drawing
