2006-08-29 09:48:51 · 9 answers · asked by Ross 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
In my humble opinion, if you want to splash some paint on a canvas just to soothe your soul, no skill is required.
But if you want to paint objects and give them the appearance of weight and mass, or want to give the impression of something that a viewer can identify, then yes you definitely need drawing skills. You will also need to learn other basics such as composition, perspective, value, proportion... skills that are much more quickly and easily learned through drawing than painting.
Why would anyone skip the most basic step - the foundation that builds ALL other visual art skills? You run the risk of cheating yourself out of years of learning and growing, and exchanging them for years of frustration and stagnation.
2006-08-29 19:10:25 · answer #1 · answered by joyfulpaints 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I mean being able to draw on the canvas before you start painting helps... but I am a much better painter than I am at drawing.
Besides it does not really matter if you are good so long as you find enjoyment in doing it.
2006-08-29 16:52:05 · answer #2 · answered by Kamunyak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say yes in the sense that knowing how to draw means having control of the line, an expressive line and a sense of proportion and space Without these basic skills it will be very hard to paint anything, not even abstract pieces.
2006-08-29 17:04:45 · answer #3 · answered by Lumas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should learn how to draw if you want to paint it helps with composition and solving problems that arise while painting. All great artist paionters were great at drawing like picasso and da vinci. But it does not mean that you have to learn one before you learn the other, by practicing drawing and painting you will get better at both.
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2006-08-29 17:44:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Was this just asked in Spanish? No, it isn't necessary to be able to draw to do oil painting. But it sure does help.
2006-08-29 16:54:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i can't draw well all you really need to draw is a general outline of your subject...sometimes I don't draw anything just pick up a brush and paint
2006-08-29 17:01:06 · answer #6 · answered by Mae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
used to watch painting with captain bob when I was a kid, he never once sketched out the picture before painting
2006-08-29 17:04:28 · answer #7 · answered by Grimm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would think you need to at least sketch out what your trying to paint.
2006-08-29 16:52:07 · answer #8 · answered by jon i 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not at all
2006-08-29 16:54:07 · answer #9 · answered by AzOasis8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋