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Can you rotate an apple in your head? (by Shen) (cdn.imgchest.com)

submitted 4 days ago by Samdell@lemmy.eco.br to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 24 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If people actually saw complete images in their minds, they'd be far easier to recreate and I think everyone would be more artistically inclined.

People can't even draw stuff that is sitting in front of them, in real life, unless they've practiced. There's a lot more involved in drawing than just knowing what something looks like.

[–] blandfordforever@lemm.ee -1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Not being flippant here: If you can actually see it, why not just see it on the paper and essentially trace what you see?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 days ago

I can't speak for others, but it's not overlaid like that. It's like a separate visual part of my brain.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 16 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Because that's not how drawing works.

edit: Thinking about it, it might be good to expand on that a bit. Unfortunately I can't. It really is "it doesn't work like that" and I am unable to explain how it does work. I draw, I don't write, sorry.

[–] blandfordforever@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

I understand that drawing doesn't work that way. What I'm suggesting is that drawing doesn't work that way because visualizing something in your mind is so far removed from actually seeing it.

For example, you could imagine that you want to paint a lake with mountains. You can get an idea of how you'll compose the image, what the colors are, how the strokes might make textures on the canvas, all the details. It's more than just knowing the facts of each object, color, line. It's an understanding of how it will look visually and you "picturre it" but it's nowhere close to the sensory experience of actually looking at the finished painting.

This is my experience, at least.