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I don't have any problems visualising objects, faces, rain, snow, wind,...etc. But when it comes to drawing, I get stuck, especially if I try to draw a face tha
by dyukqu 8y ago
I don't have any problems visualising objects, faces, rain, snow, wind,...etc. But when it comes to drawing, I get stuck, especially if I try to draw a face that I remember/visualise almost perfectly. Why is that? What it takes to be good at drawing (not that "painter-level" drawing)? It's (relatively) easy for me to draw objects which have sharp edges and straight lines (like a table, door, sofa), but I have hard times with drawing more detailed things like human faces, animals and cars even though I can visualise them as if they are present right before my eyes.
I imagine that if I were to describe someone to obtain, say, a police sketch, I'd not be able to do it because I don't know how to describe a face, even though I have a clear image of it in my mind. Obviously, I'd not be able to draw it myself either.
And some tangential thing, when I visualise things, I visualise them through my left eye (faces, especially. since you almost always see them, well, face-to-face), as if a projector projects them through it and I remember left parts of things better as if they're recorded using my left eye. I occasionally think about it, but haven't come up with an answer for myself yet ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- beering 8y ago> I have hard times with drawing more detailed things like human faces, animals and cars even though I can visualise them as if they are present right before my eyes. That's pretty normal in my experience as someone who went to art school. My best guess is that your "visualization" is a high-level representation that actually isn't detailed enough for the purposes of putting down on paper. Most artists rely on rules of thumb (head proportions, etc.), practice, and looking at references to be able to draw people, animals, and other "difficult" things.
- dyukqu 8y ago>Most artists rely on rules of thumb (head proportions, etc.), practice, and looking at references to be able to draw people, animals, and other "difficult" things. Thank you for letting know. It explains a lot. But what is the distinction between "visualisation" and "high-level representation"? It's still a relative thing, I presume, since there is no standards for it and it's certainly not in the same "level" across all artists.
- huffmsa 8y agoNot saying there is a distinction, rather "visualization" is a scale of different levels of fidelity, "high level representation" being on the lower resolution end. And drawing / painting for the majority of people is 95% education and practice. Some people have a knack for it, but almost anyone can learn to draw high fidelity people / cars / faces / animals with proper tutelage.
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