Get hold of a book called 'Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain', by Betty Edwards. When I did all the exercises in that book my drawing abilities went from very limited to really good.
Drawing is all about perception and learning to see train your brain to see differently.
If you and I sat in front of a subject (say, a gorgeous naked woman) to draw or paint her, we both have access to exactly the same visual information.
So why can I draw and you can't?
Because an untrained brain will seek to draw the SYMBOL of a naked human being (in your case a stick figure) rather than what is actually in front of you.
I have taught my brain /mind to see differently. You can do it too.
Read the book and do all of the exercises and you will improve 1000%!
how would I learn to draw?
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Get hold of a book called 'Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain', by Betty Edwards. When I did all the exercises in that book my drawing abilities went from very limited to really good.
Drawing is all about perception and learning to see train your brain to see differently.
If you and I sat in front of a subject (say, a gorgeous naked woman) to draw or paint her, we both have access to exactly the same visual information.
So why can I draw and you can't?
Because an untrained brain will seek to draw the SYMBOL of a naked human being (in your case a stick figure) rather than what is actually in front of you.
I have taught my brain /mind to see differently. You can do it too.
Read the book and do all of the exercises and you will improve 1000%!