1. Visual Thinking
You can learn to draw more proficiently by being a keen observer. In this chapter, before you pick up a pencil, you’ll learn how to take a closer look at the visual relationships all around you, and you’ll start to see shapes you never noticed before. You’ll be amazed at how sharp observation will improve your drawing skills and alter your perception of the world.
Think About the Page
Whether it’s paper or digital, every page has a defined perimeter—its outer edges or boundaries—as well as the field it encloses. Consider what you’re drawing and how the marks you make relate to the page’s edges and outer shape.
Page Orientation Is Important
Paper and digital pages come in all shapes and sizes—rectangular, square, round, quadrilateral, ...
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