Most of us think we can’t draw, and we never try. However, drawing is a skill, like many others, that can be learned. This article will examine why drawing is so difficult for some of us and how we can begin to learn how to draw.
My friend Jenny phoned me the other day and said she was very shy.
“Why are you shy?” I asked Jenny.
“Yes,” she replied, “my children are in the drawing class, and they wanted me to show them how to draw certain cartoon characters. The problem is that I have no natural ability to draw and I have never been able to do it. Now how can I help my children with their drawing in the world?”
Jenny’s problem is not unique. Like many parents, we are bombarded with questions about our children and the problem of how we can answer them, and we fear that all our knowledge as parents may be questionable.
But, like many skilled craftsmen, the art of painting is often one of the most difficult subjects to learn. In fact, most people come out of the womb with a certain talent for painting. We should all read it. I have many pianists who once thought they did not have the ability to play the piano. Similarly, the art of drawing can be overcome with real study and a lot of practice.
Here’s how I would like to deal with this. Let’s say, as, in Jenny’s case, we want to draw a cartoon character. Like many of you, I am not a person with a natural ability to draw. However, I did work on it, and one of the first steps I took was to draw cartoons.
Instead of doing any studies first, I looked at the picture of the bedbug rabbit and tried to draw the insect rabbit naturally. To say that my painting looks ridiculous is an understatement. It was incomplete.
However, this provided a basis on which I could see rapid progress. Then I went online and looked for tips and videos that I could use to improve my drawing. Finally, I met someone who showed me how to draw a bed bug.
Then I sat down with these new paintings in my mind. My second version of bugs bunny has been a significant improvement over the first. When you look at it, you can also say that I have a natural ability to draw.
The Behavior of the Story: Even if you think you can’t learn to draw because you don’t have a natural ability, it is a skill that can be learned, and you can become proficient in it.
