
How do I draw from imagination? I talk and think my way through things, by describing how they should look in my mind or verbally helps to make me think more about details of the image I’m drawing.
For example, this drawing was based on a memory of my walks in a local park as a child. There were trees that seemed to have faced in them. They were probably Ash trees, they seemed to have long spidery branches with tipped up ends like fingers. The path wandered around past stone walls that I used to balance on. Behind me was a play area with a slide, swings and a roundabout and seesaw. This is a memory drawing so it isn’t exactly accurate and things have probably changed a lot. I haven’t been back for years. But the face in the tree gives me a bit of a feeling of nervousness I used to get as a child.
That’s a coincidence, today I was thinking that I need to practice drawing from my imagination too! Because I don’t do that and it’s difficult! But also important!
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Yes, telling yourself how something looks really helps me.
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I need to try that.
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Like if I draw a house from my imagination I tell myself to include the gutters and down spouts. Just a way of remembering
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I’m trying to imagine a mermaid. tried to draw one before and didn’t like it.
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Sometimes I have to look at examples!
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That might help
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Wow looks good
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Cheers x
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