the importance of memory drawings..would love to see some sketches from you.

[the_allejo05]

I found this article..

http://www.myamericanartist.com/amer..._id=1000590442

I also know that nicolaides devotes entire exercises on his book..i have not gotten to that chapter yet..im in chapter 3 hehe..
I try my hand at it..trying to remember what i saw the day before..I have this one i did a long time ago..i saw this exotic car while driving...sketch it really quick..and try to recall it later on..i think this is the hardest to master..im not talking drawing from imagination...is different than drawing from memory..



do you guys have any such drawings?..This is one from WES..obviously he is more advanced

[Dizon]

I SUCK at it. I should devote some time to practicing it.

[the_allejo05]

haha.....i wanna see you try hehe.

[Dizon]

I think knowledge of the subject is a great help when it comes to memory work. Like for example, the forms and anatomy of a human person, cuz you always want it to look convincing and correct in some way.

There are also some exercises that help improve visual memory. Like, the sight-size method. A method that helps the eye see the most simplest of forms and shapes. This is what I try to do when working from life, and I try my best to remember that simple shape to put it down on paper.

[the_allejo05]

yeap you are right..sight size requires remembering waht you see and really looking.. im gonna see if i can get hold off one of Lecoq de Boisbaudran book. Is funny because that is the way I would study in highschool/college for exams. I would write out the words/paragraphs/graphs in the air or in my mind's eye ... ..but now is a different story ..

[mentler]

FROM MEMORY:



As many of you know a great deal of what I do is from memory like the drawing above <> and yes when it comes to the figure a knowledge of structure and anatomy is essential.

Figure Drawing from the mind is already a sticky here that deals with this subject.