Design Essentials for the Motion Media Artist

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DRAWING

Figure 1.1 An unfinished drawing from my sketchbook. © Angle Taylor, 2010.

Synopsis

If you are embarking on a creative path in your career, it is vitally important that you understand how to communicate using a visual language—that is, without the use of words. I believe that drawing is the best way to develop a strong, confident visual language. All good designers draw in some way or another. Not all of them are professional draftspeople. They may not use drawings as a technique in their finished work, but you can be sure that they all use drawing somewhere within their creative process. Some draw to improve their perception of the ...