I really like to paint, and people say I do it quite well. I have never really tried to draw with a pencil or pen or anything like that.
2007-03-24 02:01:03 · 12 answers · asked by mitchellist 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
I had to reply to this one, Mitchell. That's me! I have always said I can't draw and yet I have been a painter for over forty-five years and have had four one-man shows and several group shows and have a gallery who represents me in another country. My work is in private collections from California to Switzerland.
Your question is right up my alley! I have believed there are two kinds of artists; the draftsmen and the painters. My cousin can draw as well as anyone in the world. He is left-handed and does the most fantastic work including sculpture but his paintings lack something. I can draw what I HAVE to draw but it is painstaking work for me and the colour and the paint come more naturally. All through art history there have been those two types of artists. Matisse could paint/ Picasso could draw. Every artist has been good at one or the other but there were so few that wer really good at both so don't dispair. Do what you do do well and try to work to improve on the areas where you need improvement.
2007-03-24 03:09:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be able to draw. If you can write your name, you can draw. It just takes practice. I don't know what your style is, but if you like realistic, you can start off by taking a photo the same size as your drawing paper, put a grid over it, then drawing the same size grid on the drawing paper. Number and alphabetize both grids so they match. Then take a divider(looks like a compass, but has two metal points instead of one) and transfer from the picture to your paper. It is the most accurate way to draw what you see. You are going to make a series of points with your pencil and when you have enough in one area, you can connect the dots, erase the grid lines and shade in. As I said, this is mostly for realistic drawing, but if you want to free hand it, just try drawing people with your pencil.
An excellent book you can check out is: Drawing on the right side of the Brain (Paperback) by Betty Edwards. It shows you how to start drawing and even has a section in back that will help you make your handwriting better. Good luck and keep practicing
2007-03-24 10:49:19 · answer #2 · answered by momo5j7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is possible for someone to be able to paint and not draw. But it could limit your style choice as well subject matter. Learning how to draw trains your eyes to see like an artist. Great book to use for self teaching is Betty Edwards',Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. It helps you observe everything you see with artist eyes. If you can draw [and Iam not talking about about a master drawer] it will give your work a firmer foundation, you will understand angles, negative space, and ratio measuring and this will be like tools in the toolbox. The more tools you have and understand how to use, the more choices you will have in creating.
2007-03-24 10:00:30 · answer #3 · answered by rebecca m 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
. I thought most painters would have started by drawing. Painting is in many ways drawing. If you're a good painter, chances are you will be good at drawing because the hand/eye co-ordination is just as important. Try drawing people really quickly, with your wrong hand. That should losen you up and give you some ideas about drawing.
2007-03-24 09:12:20 · answer #4 · answered by thebeathotel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people are better at painting than at drawing and vise versa. Painting and drawing are a bit like two different languages, one being about line and the other being about form, though they definately cross paths all the time.
2007-03-24 18:36:16 · answer #5 · answered by nickodemus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess that is possible, but most of the skilled painters that I know argue that any good painting has a foundation in drawing.....
They would argue that it is just like your painting is your house, and the drawing is so fundamental that it is the foundation....
But you need to follow your own intuition..... You really need to follow your inner voice and do what you think is right, spend the effort where it is most constructive.
2007-03-24 09:10:25 · answer #6 · answered by harryhartoonian 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is very possible. An artists' perception is most important, developing ideas & philosophies. If you can do this when you paint, good. The tools and technique one chooses to work in, I find, is secondary. Drawing may expaned your visual language and help build your expression in new ways. Change is always good for a healthy artistic mind. Artists speak through images, it is how we talk. It's great you paint.
2007-03-25 00:09:20 · answer #7 · answered by Stony 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people may be better at painting than they are at drawing or vice versa, but if you can do one of them, you can usually do some of the other. I paint, draw, sculpt and do ceramics and enameling. Artistic skill usually covers several media.
2007-03-24 09:30:17 · answer #8 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as i know, everyone can learn academic drawing, even the ones, who can not draw a straight line without a ruller. so, if you really can paint, than you will have no problem with drawing with a pencil :)
2007-03-25 14:38:27 · answer #9 · answered by Ruso 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So try to draw some things. Apparently, you have artistic talent and skills.
2007-03-24 09:07:13 · answer #10 · answered by Duchess20 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋