04-23-2017, 07:26 AM
Start painting and drawing things you see, or think about.
Also look at paintings and drawings by other people.
A book I would recommend for beginners is, "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" By Betty Edwards.
Painting and drawing is about what you see, and how you translate what you see visually. Visual interpretation, if you will. When you draw from memory or imagination, you're still basing things off of fundamentals learned by sight. Or touch-- There are blind painters.
Also look at paintings and drawings by other people.
A book I would recommend for beginners is, "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" By Betty Edwards.
Painting and drawing is about what you see, and how you translate what you see visually. Visual interpretation, if you will. When you draw from memory or imagination, you're still basing things off of fundamentals learned by sight. Or touch-- There are blind painters.