Improve Your Observation Skills To Learn How To Draw Better
When somebody says they can't draw... Is it true?
The fact is that people draw every day... they just don't know they are drawing.
Drawing is like writing. The function of each is to communicate ideas and information. Both drawing and writing is nothing more than the process of making marks onto a surface like paper.
"If you are capable of writing... you are equally capable of drawing"
The same skills are used in writing and drawing.
When you write you don't think about what it is you are doing...
* You are forming lines
* You are drawing circles
* You are creating curves
Writing comes naturally to you. Because you were taught to write at school the skills of writing become instinctive.
When you are drawing you use the same skills as when you are writing...
* You can use a series of lines to draw a house
* You use a combination of curves to draw a face
There is nothing to stop you learning to draw. You can learn to draw if you take time and effort to improve your drawing skills.
Take a pen or pencil and challenge yourself to draw a cat or a dog. Don't be too concerned if the result isn't too good. Your drawing could appear very different from what you would expect.
Because you already think that you can't draw there is no surprise.
The surprise might be to learn that many artists would also fail to get an exact likeness.
The real challenge when you draw is to sharpen your observation skills.
As you look more closely at the cat and dog you will see more. Take a close 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
Very soon you will see a clearer picture in your mind...
"Now, draw your dog or cat once more and you will see a vast improvement"