Title : How can you draw accurately but quickly?
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How can you draw accurately but quickly?
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| Drawing by Samuel Chamberlain |
"Is there a learned technique to drawing so quickly and accurately at the same time? Or is it just years of doing it by the book, and then getting good enough to skip the etching marks? Or is it just a talent that I'll never acquire? I'm always frustrated watching people like you draw so quickly and get these results without sketch marks, and making it look like poetry in motion. You all seem to draw in a similar manner that I see often, but have no clue where it's coming from. Am I even asking this correctly? Or is my ignorance so extreme that you don't even get what I'm asking?"
Fair question. Drawing quickly but accurately is a skill that you can develop with practice. I don't do things 'by the book' because I don't think there's a single book that has all the instruction on drawing accurately. But there are some good ones (listed below).
You have probably run across explanations showing how to take measurements with your pencil held out at arm's length. I demonstrate that in my video "Street Painting in Indiana." Other methods involve: measuring slopes, checking vertical alignments, looking for big geometric shapes, evaluating negative shapes, comparing sight size, or using a cropping frame. What these strategies have in common is that they all involve perceiving the 3D world as if were 2D. These strategies don't take very long, and they help keep a drawing on track. Setting up your painting or sketchbook close to your line of sight can also be a big help in achieving accuracy.
When I'm drawing quickly, I might use a few of these methods just to make sure I'm reasonably accurate with the first lines. Any experienced artists can apply these methods quickly and unconsciously, or "in their heads."
If accuracy really matters for a particular piece, I may spend much more time on the preliminary drawing, using several strategies, and correcting errors with an eraser as I refine the drawing. In that case, light construction lines or "sketch marks" may be part of the process.
I would suggest that every art student spend some time learning rigorous academic methods. It's good to be able to push accuracy to a high level so that you can do it. At the same time, we should keep in mind that changing what we see is also our prerogative as artists, and we have the right to distort and exaggerate if it serves our purpose. In fact, the 19th century academic artists were always encouraged to alter what they observed in a living model to make it approach a classical ideal.
Regardless of your artistic goals, I would suggest that students train themselves out of the habit of using a lot of hesitant, back-and-forth sketchy lines. Instead be deliberate and economical with your touches. Spend time really looking carefully until you know what mark you want to make, and make it with assurance.
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Recommended books that explain accurate drawing:
Sketching from Square One to Trafalgar Square
Figure Drawing for All It's Worth
Charles Bargue: Drawing Course
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