Drawing is our first language. Before we can form sentences, and long before we learn to write, we draw. It seems to be hardwired into our nature.
We talk with pictures. We represent ideas with images. Why? Probably because our most powerful response to the world is visual.
We see objects and events, and we try to depict the things we see. We mimic what we visualize. We communicate our understanding of the world through the pictures we draw. It is probably true to say that there is no right or wrong way to draw, just successful or unsuccessful ways to do it. Whether one lays down meticulous lines or scribbles and smudges marks together, the only question to ask is, "Did you accomplish what you wanted?"
Beyond that, accuracy and effect are factors that certainly do matter to the process of drawing. From the time we are children we seek better and better ways to draw. There really is no end to it. When people go out for coffee and try to share an idea with a friend, often they will grab a pen and a napkin and will draw a picture of it. The response is often, "WOW!" or "Yup, I get it."
Drawings can clarify what mere words never can. I suppose each has its own limitations. A great drawing is always exciting. I know of very few people who are unmoved by a great drawing. It is important to draw, and it is important to learn to draw better.
There are many WONDERFUL things that happen to the human brain when one draws. Learning to draw is a journey of a lifetime rather than a destination at which one arrives.
Both educational and scientific studies have clearly indicated that people who draw expand their capacity for learning in many areas; from math to science, from conceptual ideas and spacial intelligence to manual dexterity and visual acuity.
In short, drawing is good for us.What makes a drawing great? There are objective things that make it great, and there are personal things that make it great.
What are some of the great drawings you've seen, and why do you like them?
Here is a pencil drawing I did on the beach in Hawaii. I hope you like it.
We talk with pictures. We represent ideas with images. Why? Probably because our most powerful response to the world is visual.
We see objects and events, and we try to depict the things we see. We mimic what we visualize. We communicate our understanding of the world through the pictures we draw. It is probably true to say that there is no right or wrong way to draw, just successful or unsuccessful ways to do it. Whether one lays down meticulous lines or scribbles and smudges marks together, the only question to ask is, "Did you accomplish what you wanted?"
Beyond that, accuracy and effect are factors that certainly do matter to the process of drawing. From the time we are children we seek better and better ways to draw. There really is no end to it. When people go out for coffee and try to share an idea with a friend, often they will grab a pen and a napkin and will draw a picture of it. The response is often, "WOW!" or "Yup, I get it."
Drawings can clarify what mere words never can. I suppose each has its own limitations. A great drawing is always exciting. I know of very few people who are unmoved by a great drawing. It is important to draw, and it is important to learn to draw better.
There are many WONDERFUL things that happen to the human brain when one draws. Learning to draw is a journey of a lifetime rather than a destination at which one arrives.
Both educational and scientific studies have clearly indicated that people who draw expand their capacity for learning in many areas; from math to science, from conceptual ideas and spacial intelligence to manual dexterity and visual acuity.
In short, drawing is good for us.What makes a drawing great? There are objective things that make it great, and there are personal things that make it great.
What are some of the great drawings you've seen, and why do you like them?
Here is a pencil drawing I did on the beach in Hawaii. I hope you like it.
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