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How do you become an artist if you can't draw?


Being able to draw is not essential for becoming an artist. In the art world, drawing does not always have to be realistic; many revered artists created ...

How can I learn to draw like a giraffe?

  • • Go to the zoo and draw from a live giraffe. • Do one giraffe drawing this month. • Pick a characteristic and focus on that (such as eyes, heads, or legs). The point is, create a goal for yourself that sounds fun and doable. Then, get to it! DRAWING EXERCISES Here are some of my favorite drawing exercises that help to get me moving.

How to draw with your non-dominant hand?

  • This “break” from the left-brain critical part of you allows the right side of your brain take over a little bit, so you to just focus on your attention on the subject. When drawing with your non-dominant hand, spend about 60% of your time looking at your reference and about 40% looking at your paper.

What happens when you draw with your wrong hand?

  • Like blind contours, this tends to not be very threatening to do because we typically reserve harsh judgments when drawing with our wrong hands. This “break” from the left-brain critical part of you allows the right side of your brain take over a little bit, so you to just focus on your attention on the subject.
Graphic Designers do not need to draw but instead need to create appealing designs using assets such as images, typography, illustrations. In contrast, an Illustrator will focus on drawing to communicate a message.