2006-07-03 23:32:30 · 7 answers · asked by FantasyinDMinor 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
Actual, physical drawing accesses the parts of the intuitive brain that the computer just can't reach. Things like the texture of the paper, the pencil, the use of the fingers in smudging, the smell of the graphite (or chalk) and the sound of it as it moves across the paper (textured or not).
Lots and lots of newsprint picked up at a newspaper office is cheaper than buying pads of it at an artist's supply store. Draw quickly, one sketch per page in 1 minute, do ten. Draw quickly, one sketch per page in 30 seconds, do ten. Draw quickly, one sketch per page in 15 seconds, do ten. Do this for a tree. Do this for a person. Do this for architecture. Use a timer.
This technique helps you find the essence or structure or feeling of the drawing. It's like learning to type, but using line, shape, form, texture.
Bold, large movements, flowing freely eloquently. Turning, twisting, stopping, moving. Linear elegance. These movements draw the artist into the drawing and it flows and takes on a life of its own.
When you are finished, sort through the stack(s) of paper, lay them out side by side and you may see a recurring theme, a technique, a style that pleases. Design can subconsciously flow when done rapidly with no thought required. That type of creative freedom on a computer is more actively accessed with the written language than it is in the lauguage of created images.
Computers have their own attractions, but drawing on a piece of paper, newsprint, butcher's paper, textured handmade paper, is a visceral experience, and lives in the body like your own soul.
2006-07-12 15:57:39 · answer #1 · answered by Ding-Ding 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Drawing by hand can be very spontaneous, helping an idea to evolve rapidly and organically. The quality of the sketch does not matter - it is just a way of getting things out of your brain into the material world. Both techniques have their value, though I imagine architects would miss their computer a lot more than, for example, a potter. (That's just a generalisation) I think many designers have learned to utilise the benefits of both.
2006-07-03 23:45:24 · answer #2 · answered by cobra 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey... as an Engineering student in the 1950's I did more than my share of pencil and paper drawing... and I was never really good at it because I had an eye-hand co-ordination problem, so every time my drawings were checked, the dimensions were off.
On the Other hand, when AutoCad came out and I bought AutoCad v. 6.0 the day it hit the shelves. I can do things with cad that I could not do with pencil and paper.
2006-07-14 03:36:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Critical as you can catch the emotion of the moment. Sketches should be done in minutes. No erasor should be allowed. I paint in oils and always do a sketch to get the basic composition down before I start doing the real work. With my computer designs it is the same. You are forced to not rely on existing elements, it is often too easy to cut and paste in the computer as you dont force yourself to realise new ideas.
2006-07-04 00:08:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prefer computer. I can draw better on my pc than i can on paper.
It depends what the person is drawing really. I guess in some cases sketching on paper is better.... I dont know.. I will just shut up now.
2006-07-03 23:35:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about purchasing the drawing tablet. Can use the computer without really missing your true artistic nature.
2006-07-04 01:34:00 · answer #6 · answered by Junk Head 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hand-drawing is great to boost your creativity, afterwards you can work it out on pc.
2006-07-03 23:39:48 · answer #7 · answered by paradise islander 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋