RE: Contest | 25-Word Comment - Monkey Business | Drawing - 6 Steem

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Contest | 25-Word Comment - Monkey Business | Drawing - 6 Steem

in hive-153970 •  10 days ago 

I'm not in any way setting standards for any artist. There are different art styles and many styles created by artists themselves and I really appreciate that.

I'm just trying to say that if we try to see things on a smaller level, we can try to dislodge ourselves from our idea of what our subject is when drawing. Instead, we think of it in simple forms. Most artists start with simple shapes like cones, cylinders and cubes to develop whatever idea they have.

It doesn't matter what art style it is, if it's simplified it's easier to construct and convey your idea easily.

I don't know what art schools teach but I know they certainly don't encourage plagiarism.

That's what I think. I have tried simplifying and I can say it works. Because I know I wasn't that good in drawing.

I even see it when I learn other things. I try to simplify them before developing on the simple layers. Especially when I read.

I'm definitely not an expert and this is just what I wanted to share. A great day to you. Thanks again.

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Art schools (already in the old days) did teach everyone to draw/paint in the same way as the master did. The students even painted with the master the same painting and it was for sure not always made by the master himself.

Thanks for replying it's appreciated and a great weekend to you.

Why exactly is it we talk about artists and not about "drawing"? I am so curious. It must be a very long time ago you were a child.

No, I'm trying to explain why I said "Draw what you see, not what you think you see"

You see, this doesn't really apply to drawing imaginative ideas. No, I wasn't referring to that. Imagination comes from whoever's drawing at the moment and what ideas they wish to convey.

I was trying to say that in drawing realism, that is, in trying to get a realistic drawing of something, you draw what you see, not preconceived ideas of what your brain thinks it should look like.

Do you understand what I'm trying to say?

And about being a child, hmmmmm 😅