Draw AND EXPLORE
YOURSELF
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Draw your self-portrait character. Students are instructed to draw themselves, “but we’re not breaking out the mirror and going photo-realistic here. We’re trying to capture the essence of ourselves, our interpretation of ourselves, not the actual representation of ourselves.”
It’s simple in theory, but difficult in practice. Immediately when people see these instructions, drawing “rules” come to mind. A focus on human anatomy bubbles up. Most people begin attempting to draw human anatomy, which usually ends up giving them a stiff, generic human with all the typical human parts, instead of a drawing of themselves. They get caught up in drawing arms, legs, and those forsaken noses, and along the way something is lost and frustration is born. Then the process becomes a cycle of drawing a few versions you’re unhappy with and getting mad that you can’t do better. We get stuck.
I believe the cause of this trap is too much thinking.
Drawing Yourself to Discover Yourself. Christine Nishiyama, Might Could Studios.