{"id":61,"date":"2006-10-01T12:50:38","date_gmt":"2006-10-01T12:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/?p=61"},"modified":"2016-05-13T19:15:20","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T19:15:20","slug":"learning-to-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/learning-to-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning to Draw"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"fred&ginger\"<\/a>There’s a simple truth that you need to\u00a0know about drawing. If you want to\u00a0draw well, you have to draw.<\/em> You can read about technique, and teachers can point you in the right direction, but you have to put\u00a0the pencil on the paper and draw to actually learn how to draw.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a lot like learning to dance. You can watch Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies, and you put on\u00a0a salsa dvd, but you can\u2019t really learn to dance until you move your feet.<\/p>\n

You learn to dance one step at a time, and you learn to draw one drawing at a time. It really is that simple.<\/p>\n

So, you have a pencil don’t you<\/em>? Yes? Then stop reading and go draw something<\/em>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There’s a simple truth that you need to\u00a0know about drawing. If you want to\u00a0draw well, you have to draw. You can read about technique, and teachers can point you in the right direction, but you have to put\u00a0the pencil on the paper and draw to actually learn how to draw. 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