Can you learn to draw?

Hey you!
Today I would like to talk to you about something that I have been asked a lot by people. "Can anyone learn to draw?" – I have been faced with this question many times.

One other question, that I get asked often is whether any age is too old to learn art. But, we will talk about that at another time.
A debate that was not even funny
Once when I was watching Family Feud, one of the answers for "an ability you are born with", included drawing. This made me think a lot. There are people who actually believe that drawing is a talent that one is born with.
I disagree wholeheartedly to this notion. In fact, I've even had pretty heated debates with friends about this. I strongly believe that anyone can learn art. There are defined steps that can help you get there.

Talent Vs Learning
I learned art, pretty late into my life. I was around 17 or 18 years old, when I enrolled at the Arts Center. People tell me that I always had the knack for art, because I was into video games and graphic novels.
But, I don't believe this to be true. If you look at the childhood drawings of the professional artists around you, you will see that they aren't that great either. In fact, when I saw the drawings I made, when I first started out, seemed as if I was drawing with my feet!
In fact, they were so bad, that I actually threw them all out. Looking back, I wish I hadn't done that. Then I could have shown you guys the difference between my drawing from then and now.
A technical skill
Anyway, getting back to the point. Drawing is like any other technical skill. You need to learn how to get better. It's surprising how people dismiss their ability to draw, thinking they are not born with that talent.
But, ask any professional artist, and they will tell you that, at some point in their lives, they decided to learn to draw. Many artists, including Hollywood celebrities, have gone on record stating that having rules and guidelines limit your scope to learn. This is absolutely not true!
I think that having rules, can actually help you grow as an artist. It gives you the guidance you need to develop your skills. I have never seen a child drawing and thought, "Wow, that is absolutely life-like!"
Developed over the years
Learning to draw, is a skill that needs years of observation, and understanding the rules of proportion and perspective. You can have a better eye for the details, but anyone can learn how to draw, with the right set of rules and guidelines.
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Why You Need to Use Pen

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When I started drawing, I would treasure every drawing. I would like to see everything I drew as extremely important. This can be good, but at the same time you can put too much pressure on you to produce something every time. This means that sometimes can be a good thing, but at the same time can also be very depressing. Something that bothers me would be if I filled a large part of my sketchbook and pencil drawing lots spread a little small, due to pages pushing against each other. It was inevitable that the pages do that.So I started using the pen. I started using the pen specifically to solve the problem spots. It was not until after I was using the pen for a while that the other benefits became apparent. On the one hand, drawing in pen really made me sharper mentally. As I was drawing something that I control the weight of punches much better because it was not able to erase.

By doing this, but also he taught my brain that everything left was important. So I was much more careful with what promises and what did not. This resulted in my other means. By the time I started working in painting, I noticed a hand care.

I've seen a lot of reluctance to do so. I have a friend who refuses to work with the pen because it is extremely afraid of the results you will get. So if this is you, I urge you to overcome it. Here are some things you can do. You do not have to use your notebook main drawing. You could get a stack of printing paper and start to go through that. Another thing you could do is get a special sketchbook to separate pen drawing. If quarantine the pen drawing on a specific book, which will relieve pressure. Another thing you can do is create a "sketchbook garbage" which is what I do. Buy a sketchbook specifically to get all my warm-ups off the road. Basically it is a notebook in which nothing matters in it. That helps me get into the spirit of drawing and helps me to my new knowledge to the surface of the fingertips.Sketch in pen will be all about leaving your comfort zone. If you are an artist who is almost rare for you to leave your comfort zone to grow and learn. You will not get anywhere doing business as usual. You do not want to spin your wheels years only to realize that I wasted so much time on the same as ever. So really, it's time to break the chains of fear and try something new that is when you grow and progress as an artist. Do not be afraid of the unknown, because sometimes, the unknown is good, as it gives you the urge to achieve greater and in the process, discover a new world of reality than ever thought possible. Remember this simple fact: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained"

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