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Well, after seeing alot of artists in the furry world. I have decided to post this article entitled "Why most people can't draw what they see" written by Dennis Coon
Why is drawing so difficult for most people? Are they just clumsy with a pencil? Do they make bad decisions about how to use lines to represent objects? Do they see their drawing as more accurate than it really is? Experiments by Dale Cohen and Susan Bennett eliminated all of these possibilities. The problem, it seems, is that most people misperceive the objects they are trying to draw.
The perceptions of beginning artists tend to be distorted by prior knowledge, labels, categories. and assumptions. The person sees what she or he expects to see, rather than what's there. For example, in trying to draw a face, beginners think, " nose, mouth, eyes, ears, " and try to draw what they think each of these features looks like. Thats probably why beginning artists can more accurately copy a drawing of a face turned upside down than one thats right side up. When the face is upside down, they just copy the lines and shapes they see. When its upright, their drawings are affected by what they think eyes, noses, mouths, and ears should look like (Cohen and Bennett 1997).
It is worth remembering that all perceptions, to a degree, are affected by similar processes of labeling, categorizing, and expectation.
Why is drawing so difficult for most people? Are they just clumsy with a pencil? Do they make bad decisions about how to use lines to represent objects? Do they see their drawing as more accurate than it really is? Experiments by Dale Cohen and Susan Bennett eliminated all of these possibilities. The problem, it seems, is that most people misperceive the objects they are trying to draw.
The perceptions of beginning artists tend to be distorted by prior knowledge, labels, categories. and assumptions. The person sees what she or he expects to see, rather than what's there. For example, in trying to draw a face, beginners think, " nose, mouth, eyes, ears, " and try to draw what they think each of these features looks like. Thats probably why beginning artists can more accurately copy a drawing of a face turned upside down than one thats right side up. When the face is upside down, they just copy the lines and shapes they see. When its upright, their drawings are affected by what they think eyes, noses, mouths, and ears should look like (Cohen and Bennett 1997).
It is worth remembering that all perceptions, to a degree, are affected by similar processes of labeling, categorizing, and expectation.