Okay, so is drawing an acquired skill?
Or is it if you can't draw at all, you'll never learn?
I've drawn some pretty good things.
But, then sometimes, I just can't draw at all, and it looks really bad.
So, if I keep practicing, will I get better?
Or am I doomed?
2007-11-30 18:42:18 · 9 answers · asked by Done 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
If you keep on practicing you will get better. Practice won't make you a great artist, but it will make you someone who can produce a good drawing. I think what makes a great artist is an original way of seeing and expressing things, which is unique to that individual, but anyone can learn the elements of a skill well enough to be good.
After all, look how many people learn to be good cooks. Very few of them are great chefs, but they still make good food and give pleasure to others.
As an artist, you're very sensitive to the nuances of your own work. You'll pick up what's good and bad in it, and become your own sternest critic. Sometimes a singer or dancer will notice that one performance goes wonderfully while the next feels like rubbish, yet the audience doesn't seem to notice any difference.
If you love to draw, keep drawing. If you're just doing it because you think you should do something creative, drop it and find something else that you love. You won't always do your best work, but just keep at whatever you love and make it as good as you can make it.
Best of luck.
2007-11-30 18:55:42 · answer #1 · answered by Helen M 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know how that is. I'll surprise myself and draw pretty nice stuff, and then the next time I try to come up with something it turns out looking like crap. I think that the fact that you've drawn things well in the past, and that you seem to like art a lot is proof that you must have some artistic talent and ability, so no you're not doomed. Practice, practice, practice. Just keep drawing, and you'll get better. you'll start to memorize the way certain things are shaped, and then it will be easy for you. Artists are awesome so all the more power to you.
2007-11-30 18:47:13 · answer #2 · answered by Kae 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Art is a skill. You have to learn what works and what does not. If you are having a hard time, take a couple of classes at the local college or at an art store. You can get a lot of tips from other people. There are some great magazines that can help you develop your skills too. If art was a talent, then know one would teach it. People would just know what to do. So you keep up the hard work and it will come. No-one is the perfect when they start some people just get better at it faster.
2007-11-30 19:16:28 · answer #3 · answered by gumie23 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Drawing takes time and practice. you know like kindergartners scribble scrabble everything but then someday when there older they can draw really good. No your not doomed and about you saying sometimes you can't draw at all well sometimes people just have off days. I know i do. I am sure that if you keep practicing you could get better
and once again everyone has off days so you don't need to be worried about being doomed.
2007-12-01 04:11:13 · answer #4 · answered by jlh6520 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LexiLUSH,
You are NOT doomed. I was a horrible drawer when I started out, and even now, I need to keep practicing certain things still. However, my painting of the same things is very good -go figure! My sculpting of them is even better than that. So do not despair, keep practicing. You can join a artists' book club (North Light is my favorite.) Or, you can just go to an art store (or online art supply house like CheapJoes) and buy some of their "how to" books. I also recommend classes at your local community college. Having other aspiring artists around can be very encouraging. Here are the links to the websites I mentioned:
http://www.northlightbookclub.com
http://www.cheapjoes.com
2007-11-30 19:06:38 · answer #5 · answered by Jeanne B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry but i do not believe you have it or you don't idea. Yes, with time you can improve on your drawings. some are gifted and do not seem to need instruction and some need lessons and help with proportions. I do believe it can be learned however there are also gifted artists, they didn't seem to need a loot of instruction they could create with their eyes closed. I happen to be one of those gifted artists, however yes practice is not in vain, your drawings can improve, there is always hope!
2007-12-01 00:06:44 · answer #6 · answered by Cathykaiser 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
practice practice practice
and get a book titled "drawing from the right side of the brain" don't remember the author...you will find it very helpful.
and a class or two wouldn't hurt...perhaps private instruction from someone who would be willing to teach you.
don't give up and don't stop drawing. a friend of mine who is a very talented artist once told me "hell, anyone can draw", he makes it look too easy, but for the most part he is right, it may not be as easy for me to draw as it is for him, but i can do a reasonably decent job.
2007-11-30 18:52:46 · answer #7 · answered by captsnuf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At times when you cant draw and get frustrated, it means you are trying to hard. Relax for a while. You wont lose your abililty to draw. Infact go watch "Kiki's delivery Service". You might find your answer there, in the middle of the movie or at the end.
2007-11-30 18:52:44 · answer #8 · answered by Butool H 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can either draw or you can't. You can practice forever but if the talent isn't there in the first place, you may as well try something else. Drawing ability is inborn like all other talents. You either have it or you don't. Period.
2007-11-30 18:46:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋