Today we discussed two quotes. The first was written by Louis Priscilla in Basic Drawing, "To depend upon your eye to draw the human figure is a mistake...Only when you try to learn how the human figure is constructed, does your ability to draw the human figure increase." The second quote is from William Maughan, The Artist's Complete Guide to Drawing the Head, "Seeing is the Best Knowledge. The best approach to drawing a head and its individual features is one of discovery - to gaze upon the forms as though you have never seen anything like them before. And since each human head is unique, you haven't. So do not let experience or your intellect destroy the journey. Let your mind go blank, and let your eyes tell you when the shadow begins and ends. Let the resulting shadow shapes reveal the structure to you."
Then we went out to draw the people in the park.
