Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes Volume 1

98 Drawing on the Artist Within

It’s sometimes beneficial to assume the role of investigator, explorer, or researcher. That prompts you to ask questions such as “how does this affect me?,” “where has it gotten me?,” or “have I been given enough information to benefit from it or to draw any kind of personal conclusion?” There’s nothing wrong with this kind of attitude — it isn’t negative in any sense of the word. Especially in a pursuit like yours where drawing is your business, and you have to ferret out all the usable information you can from all possible sources.

One case in question was the lecture on the book Drawing on the Artist Within written by Betty Edwards. The necessarily limited time given it forced me to go back to the book to renew ...