Did you know that by learning observational drawing, you can discover that it is relatively easy to draw pictures of almost anything? Learning observational drawing involves three steps. First you have to understand what observational drawing is, then you have to develop your drawing skills, and then you have to put these skills into daily use. The great news is that all this can be done in about an hour.
What is observational drawing? According to Dr. Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, observational drawing is the art of drawing what you see and not what you think you see. You see, when we first start to draw, the critical side of our brain attempts to make things as easy as possible. If you want to draw a tire your brain says, “aw, just draw a circle; that’ll be good enough”.  But if you really want to draw a real tire you have to shut that part of the brain off long enough to let the creative side of your brain guide you effortlessly through the process.
How can you develop your drawing skills? For starters, I recommend that you can go to the library and check out Dr. Edward’s book. It is quite long but I recommend that you read the chapter on upside down drawing and, at least for now, ignore the rest. The result, I promise, is that you will become a much better artist after having read just that one chapter alone. Imagine, going from believing that you can’t draw anything to drawing one of Pablo Picasso’s most famous sketches. And then, when you have the time, you can explore the remaining chapters of the book and watch in amazement as your drawing skills grow to new heights.
How can you easily put these skills into daily use? You really have a lot of options here. You can start a blog like I did and make regular posts of the pictures you’ve drawn. Or you can post them on Twitter or Facebook or any of the social media sites. Or you can create a comic book, a calendar, greeting cards, T shirts, hats, buttons, etc. You can even make money with your drawings. I talk about this in greater detail on my blog.
That’s all there really is to it; know what it is, develop your skills through practice, and get out there and show off your new skills. You’ll be very proud of yourself and you will look at the world very differently once you’ve been able to develop your observational drawing skills.
Roland C. Bonay is an engineer in New Jersey with a passion for writing and drawing. Roland’s vision is best summed up by his motto; “the world would be a better place if we all just learned to draw.”
Visit his blog at http://www.easytodrawpictures.net
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