The lessons valuable or a waste of time.

I often think that people reading this blog think why should I learn how to draw a single line

The spaces around an object or the different shades of grey.

When am I going to learn how to draw this is a total waste of time?

I believe to produce great drawings you need to understand the drawing process what happens when you put the first mark down on that crisp white paper what is the message what is that mark saying to your audience is it the correct mark for It I want to convey in the drawing have I used the right composition and shading do I have too much information in this drawing. 

Will people have a look at the drawing and walk away from it or will they at least stand and stare at it for five minutes or so what makes them stand and stare what makes this a great drawing.

I remember when I was studying drawing at varsity my lecturer asked us to draw a brown paper bag crunched up by the time we were finished I had drawn the same bag more than fifty times that is practice learning to see and understanding the structure and what to leave in or leave out of the drawing a boring lesson but it taught me so much about the basic elements of drawing

 Are pretty much the same thing and as we advance I hope you will see the value in these simple exercises