I wonder… Do you understand, with this knowledge, you already have a high level of drawing skills?
You are in a fortunate minority. You are one of the few artists who know…
“You know you already have the drawing skills before you learn to draw”
Do you recognize the immense advantage this gives you over anybody else struggling to learn how to draw?
With this knowledge, can anything stop you from learning to draw whatever you want?
"What is stopping you from drawing?"
As with any skill it has to be used. It has to be used to improve and perfect it. You can only draw well if you are prepared to put the effort in.
Drawing practice is what you need...
- In the beginning, it doesn’t matter if your lines aren’t straight
- It doesn’t matter that you can’t draw a perfect circle
In fact, even as a professional artist, it doesn’t matter if you can’t draw a true straight line or a perfectly round circle…
Drawing practice hides the imperfections. A professional artist relies upon their skills developed from many years practice.
"Do you expect to be different?"
Let’s take a moment out…
Go back to the time you were taught to write the alphabet. At school you were praised for copying your letters. They had to be good copies. If your ‘X’ looked more like a ‘K’ you were in trouble.
Soon, with practice, you could easily write great words like ‘CAT’ and ‘DOG’, ‘MUMMY’ and ‘DADDY’. And, with more practice you could write a simple sentence like “The cat ran up the tree”
But you don’t need to told any of this… you can already write as well as you want to write.
Now, answer this question…
“Does your writing look like it did when you were a child?”
NO!
Of course not… It would be an insult to your intelligence for anyone to suggest that an adult would write like a child. Even as a child you quickly developed your writing. The words you write now use letters that flow into the next letter (it was called joined up writing when I was at school - a long time ago). Similarly, your writing will have words that you didn’t know as a child. As an adult your writing has a style of own…
"Your handwriting reflects you and your personality"
Your handwriting is unique to you. No one else can copy it exactly unless they are the perfect forger…
"Your handwriting is in a class of its own"
Likewise, your drawing doesn’t have to look like it was drawn by a child…
Your drawing should be the same as your writing. It should show your personality and have a true character of its own. With this quality…
- Your drawings will become unique
- People will recognize your drawing style
- You will be congratulated upon your drawing skills
This will only happen if you are prepared to practice your drawing skills… don’t be afraid… just draw.
I repeat…
- It doesn’t matter if your straight lines are slightly curved
- It doesn’t matter if your circles aren’t perfect
Your confidence and flair will make up for any shortcomings you might think you have… your drawings will have life and character that only you could give them.
Practice your drawing like you do your writing skills. You don’t have to think about every single mark that forms the letters and words you write. Even an occasional spelling mistake doesn’t spoil your writing. You could even use the wrong words and still get your message across. Your writing is almost automatic from years of practice…
"Can you expect to draw as well as you write unless you practice?"
For example, wouldn’t you prefer to know that you can draw the exact curves you need to create a deer’s antler? Or, would you be happy with…? (Sorry, I think I‘ve said enough - you‘ve got the idea)
"Be proud of your drawing skills and be prepared to show off…"
See you soon
Michael
p.s. Now its time to bring you drawing ideas from another artist… I’ll soon be reviewing the first 3 parts of ‘Figure Drawing Secrets’ - a reference source every artist wants and needs.
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