Draw What You See, Not What You Know Draw what you see, not what you think you know. That was one of the first bits of advice given in more than just one of my art classes. Most beginners try to draw what they know, not what they see, although they think they’re drawing what […]
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Seeing Versus Looking
Seeing Versus Looking The Key to Drawing Well The key to drawing well primarily lies in whether you are actually seeing versus looking. And before you ask, the answer is no, they’re not the same thing. Much like listening versus hearing. Unless you are hearing disabled, all of us hear all the time, non-stop…traffic, music, […]
Learn to See Like an Artist
Learn to See Like an Artist The First and Most Important Lesson Before you put pen, pencil, or brush to any canvas (or stylus to tablet), you must first learn to see like an artist. For this first and very crucial lesson, I’m doing a repost of How Artists See. Yes, artists see things differently […]
Another Tip To Improve Drawing Skills
Another Tip to Improve Drawing Skills A Tip Within a Tip Back in August, I wrote Five Tips to Improve Your Drawing Skills. The five tips (plus one bonus) that I listed are all your best bet to improve drawing skills. But the #1 tip beats all, hands down. To reiterate, the tips covered in […]
How Artists See
How Artists See In as Small a Nutshell as Possible As I indicated at the end of my previous post, Not Good Enough Mentality, artists see differently than most. When I bring up how artists see, I’m not referring to them seeing something completely different from what other people see. What I’m referring to is more of […]
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