The art of painting was formed very early in the history of mankind and since then there has always been a clear division of two groups of people: There are people who just need to use a few sketches to create a picture. vivid portrait.
However, there are also people who spend hours, erasing, painting over and over again but still have not completed the image of the eyes. Some people think that drawing well or not depends on the “hand flower” given to each person by God. Is this really true? Why is there a division of painting ability? How can I draw better?
Scientists have done a lot of research to answer this age-old question. They argue that the ability to draw is made up of 3 main factors.
These three factors are all processes that occur inside the human brain. If you can’t meet the above factors, don’t worry because according to researchers at University College London, everyone can improve them through practice .
The first is the ability to “see” the world around. In a nutshell, people who can’t draw well are because they haven’t seen the real picture of the world. When we look at an object, the visual system automatically misjudges attributes such as size, shape, and color. Previous studies have shown that it is these misjudgments that lead to errors in a picture. Quite paradoxically, this is how we perceive the world around us.
Moreover, our visual system is also very “intolerant” , it always asserts that the size of an object is constant, regardless of how far or near the object is. In fact, the visual system “knows” that near objects are larger than distant objects. Therefore, it will send false information to the brain to say that ” the actual size of the object does not change, it is only due to the nearness”.
Researcher Justin Ostrofsky and colleagues at New York University say people who have problems determining size, shape, color and brightness lose the ability to draw well. Meanwhile, those who draw well will have a way to combat visual mistakes and “see” the real world.
The ability to recall the object to be drawn through simple images for better reproduction. (Illustration)
However, according to Rebecca Chamberlain, a psychologist at the University of London, visual aberrations are only part of the problem. Recently, Chamberlain and her colleagues performed a number of experiments to determine the role of visual memory in drawing ability.
In the end, the team concluded that people with good drawing skills were able to memorize the image of the object to be drawn through a simpler image. Furthermore, the person also needs to be able to see and remember an object from two perspectives: proportional to the overall scale; focus on every little detail of the object. These 2 perspectives will be continuously switched back and forth flexibly in the process of completing a beautiful painting.
Moreover, according to research just published in the Journal of Psychology, Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts, researchers have discovered a third factor that shapes the ability to draw well. Accordingly, a person can draw well because they know how to choose the important components in an object to represent. An artist will see important details on the object to be painted, then they focus on that detail and ignore other unnecessary elements. The final product is a good drawing, the object being expressed through the vital details.
The skill of choosing key elements on the object to redraw also contributes to good drawing skills
Currently, researchers are still looking for the interrelationship between these three factors in the drawing process. However, all of the above factors can be improved with practice . “Practice is an important part of perfecting drawing,” says Chamberlain. “It is possible that some people have a natural ability to ‘see objects’ more accurately than others. However, everyone does. everything can be fixed with tips and practice.”
Indeed, in studies conducted by Columbia University, Chamberlain’s team found that people’s drawing skills improve with practice. The above results have been objectively verified by experts in the field of painting. Based on the results of this study, psychologists have suggested a number of techniques to improve one’s drawing ability.
Ultimately, the team asserts: “There is hardly any human skill that can’t be improved with practice.” In other words, any of us can draw and draw well. Therefore, do not focus too much on the preconceived notion of “flower hands” . As long as we enjoy drawing and practice regularly, we will surely have highly appreciated drawings.