Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Collection of Basics, Tips, Hints... helpful or problematic?!

There are many lists out there, that try to collect loads of hopefully helpful tips, hints and basics about drawing. Some of theme really are helpful and good to hear/read. That's ok. Others aim at a certain kind of result and talk about "allways do...", "never do..." without reflecting, that these rules ONLY apply in a certain context and for a certain kind of result. Here it starts to get really problematic...

130 Tips & Helpful Hints
http://www.drawspace.com/lessons/j01/130-tips-helpful-hints

Draw 101 - The Basics - Beginner Drawing Lessons
http://drawsketch.about.com/od/learntodraw/Beginner_Drawing_Lessons_Learn_To_Draw.htm

Especially problematic: When beginners are told, what's wrong - totally ignoring that breaking and extending the so called "rules" is part of creative working!
http://drawsketch.about.com/cs/tipsandideas/a/drawingmistakes.htm

On dueysdrawings.com Helpful Drawing Tips and Hints
http://www.dueysdrawings.com/drawing_tips.html

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