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<blockquote data-quote="mikedidthis" data-source="post: 2535891" data-attributes="member: 1939">I'll second Turanil's recommendation of Drawing On the Right Side of the Brain&nbsp; and also recommend purchasing the workbook that goes with it:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1585421952/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/104-7307110-3857527?v=glance&amp;s=books" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1585421952/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/104-7307110-3857527?v=glance&amp;s=books</a>It's not absolutely necessary, but it does help you feel more like you can jump right into each lesson from the book.I personally think drawing isn't just an either/or thing. I think it's more of a continuum. Stephen King wrote once that he felt there are three basic camps of writers (I'm paraphrasing here). At the high end are what he considered the literary equivalent of supermodels; freaks of nature, basically. People who can put pen to paper and come away with a masterpiece (he put people like Hemingway, Kafka, and Joyce into this camp). It's not something that can be taught -- you're either born with that gift or you're not. At the low end are people who can't write but have convinced themselves that they are brilliant writers. They'll never get any better because their pride will keep them from learning or accepting outside advice. In the great big middle area, though, are people who are reasonably competent and creative. This is the group that can learn, practice, and improve to become very, very good over time (King considers himself to be in this camp). They may never have the sheer genius of the literary giants, but they can carve out a very respectable niche for themselves.I think that the same idea applies to drawing. Yes, some people truly do have a gift, but that doesn't mean other's can't learn to become great at it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mikedidthis, post: 2535891, member: 1939"] I'll second Turanil's recommendation of [I]Drawing On the Right Side of the Brain[/I] and also recommend purchasing the workbook that goes with it: [url]http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1585421952/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/104-7307110-3857527?v=glance&s=books[/url] It's not absolutely necessary, but it does help you feel more like you can jump right into each lesson from the book. I personally think drawing isn't just an either/or thing. I think it's more of a continuum. Stephen King wrote once that he felt there are three basic camps of writers (I'm paraphrasing here). At the high end are what he considered the literary equivalent of supermodels; freaks of nature, basically. People who can put pen to paper and come away with a masterpiece (he put people like Hemingway, Kafka, and Joyce into this camp). It's not something that can be taught -- you're either born with that gift or you're not. At the low end are people who can't write but have convinced themselves that they are brilliant writers. They'll never get any better because their pride will keep them from learning or accepting outside advice. In the great big middle area, though, are people who are reasonably competent and creative. This is the group that can learn, practice, and improve to become very, very good over time (King considers himself to be in this camp). They may never have the sheer genius of the literary giants, but they can carve out a very respectable niche for themselves. I think that the same idea applies to drawing. Yes, some people truly do have a gift, but that doesn't mean other's can't learn to become great at it. [/QUOTE]

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