What you See is What you Think, and What you Think is What you See!

I understand that many think of this ability (skill at drawing) as unique only to certain 

individuals, and that these individuals are either blessed by the ‘gods’, or have inherited 

some uncanny and unnatural ability. This notion couldn’t be farther from the 

truth. Simply said .....if you have the ability to script out your name on paper and 

with a pencil or pen, then you have enough coordination and hand and eye control 

to draw. AND.....not only draw, but draw skillfully. Drawing is a language, and you need 

to practice this language just as you would a piano, or math, or the art of writing. I am 

sure that you already know, if you were to practice a musical instrument everyday, even 

just a little bit, you will eventually learn to play guitar ( for example) or learn to 

composed. As the old saying goes....”Practice makes perfect’.

 The thought that is very important, or maybe even better said ...the thing that is 
necessary to learn to how to draw, is that you................. must want to draw. Have some 
faith in what I am telling you.


You must listen, and you must be willing to take advice,
you must fight against any preconceptions,
you must not draw like you think you are suppose to draw.
You must stop saying to yourself ‘I can’t, or I have no talent”,
you must be clear headed and keep advice and all suggestions in mind while drawing.
You must think things out clearly and not just work intuitively.
You must understand that learning to draw is just like learning math or anything else 
that is both abstract and conceptual....again .....drawing is an intellectual act.
You must not attempt to finish and to seek out details before you’ve begun.
You must develop an orderly process and method of organization,
You must ‘see’ well,
You must measure,
and you must practice and do the assignments.