Friday 23 September 2016

Art is Simple, dont over think, Just do it !

You don't even need any 'artistic talents'! I'm serious. All you need is some interest. Sketching or drawing is about observation, about dismantling what you are looking at, into lines, curves that make it up, & then translating or recording them on paper.

That's how most things work right? A Mozart Classical piece? it starts with a single note. Cantonese cooking? All you need is a step by step recipe & a wok!

Sketching or drawing works the same way. Everything you want to sketch is made up of lines &
curves. And you don't even need a perfect straight line or a perfect circle or curves. You don't need to learn to draw lines & curves, any more than you need a lesson on how to boil water or put on your clothes right? It's a combination of those parts (lines & curves) that makes the idea of sketching a little challenging yet most satisfying. Just a little challenging, definitely doable no matter who you are. All you need is to change your thinking. Art is not about perfection, we are not drawing up a blue print for a building, we are not trying to be an architect or engineer.

If you look at children's art, you'll see what I mean. Most of them are just so endearing & charming right? Get what I mean?

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