Advantages And Disadvantages Of Drawing

Anyone can draw! It is what I learned from drawing class. People usually say this: “I am not creative” or “I can’t draw”, and are terrified by that thought. I saw a girl cried and quit class on the first day because she thought she cannot draw. I don’t blame her because the fear of someone else looking at your drawing and laugh, and the idea “I am not good enough” itself are strikingly scary for most people. But, the people who decided to stay, I believe, are now very happy with their decision because this drawing class not only helps students strengthen drawing techniques but also helps built confident and creativity within each individual. Creative ideas are not just suddenly pop up in someone’s head. It is a process that can be taught, can be learned, and can be strengthened over time. For example, on the second day of class, the teacher asked everyone to relax their minds and start doodling. Yes, I mean doodle …show more content…
The most visible strength is the improvement of my drawing techniques over time. I learn to capture the picture faster and all the shading, lighting, and perspective are also much better than the beginning. I also learn that there are variety of drawing tools and they can be very flexible, for example, I love working with charcoal because I think it enhances the contrast and lighting of the drawing. Another strength I have is probably the ratios and structure of the picture as a whole. I enjoy analyzing the position of objects and fit them in the drawing. However, this reveal one of my weaknesses, which is the details of the individual object. One can easily understand when looking at my first drawing. I only pay attention on what I like and then lost patient on the details of other objects. This leaves a lot of unwanted white spaces that destroy the balance of the drawing. It gets better after each drawing, but I still need to keep working on those