The following exercise has been known over the ages as one of the best ways to help you actually draw what you see.
You might ask me, "Well, if I am not drawing what I am seeing, then what am I drawing?". Well, that is a very simple question with quite a long answer.
I will gradually go into this as we go along. But for now lets just say that when we look at an object we immediately associate that object with a specific meaning and experience and that most of the time we try and convey our association with the object and not what we are actually visually seeing before us. This of course just results in bad drawing:)
The following exercise is one of three exercises that will help you bridge this gap and draw more realistically.
Exercise 2:
Goal:
To try and draw an upside down image as realistically as possible.
Method:
Make a hard copy of the following image. Put the image upside down and reproduce it as realistically a posible using a pencle on paper.
TIP: I usually start at the left corner and work my way through. Just draw the line as you see it. Don't think 'hand' or 'face' just think ' this line is going up, now it is curling to the left, now it is going straight etc.. Remember, we can not draw faces and hands, we can only draw lines. Try and erase as little as possible. Please don't hurry this exercise, the slower the better!
Timeframe:
About 30 - 45 min.
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| Student example of upside down drawing |
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