I have this book called Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards. It describes how at a certain age, our brains strongly associate the visual world with symbols, and while that is a useful tool for simplification, it's why we tend to stall in our drawing skills typically at around age 12 or so. Stick figures are the representation of various symbols (e.g. circle for a head), so just like the article you posted said, drawing goes beyond that sort of symbolism. Many people find themselves in a rut trying to get out of that symbolic thinking. It's why a lot of adults still make child-like drawings if you asked them to draw the best they could.

Thank you for posting that, bmah. It makes sense but it makes me more sad.

Stormy wrote:

Maybe you could draw with your feet! Or your mouth!

Cuz that's a lot better xD. I actually did manage to do a decent dragon headshot last night.

I know exactly where your DeviantArt tagline is from.
[hint]

Maybe you could draw with your feet! Or your mouth!

Cuz that's a lot better xD. I actually did manage to do a decent dragon headshot last night.

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hmm :3 drawing with mouth, I might try that

*downer*

http://youtu.be/uZu9Ds5SCTQ

>30 minute video on drawing hands

Easier said than done. *dies* I'm sort of a perfectionist ... and so I get stuck on the smallest things while siply drawing lineart. So I get frustrated with it and just stop.

I get sad.

This is why I can't draw.

This is the same reason I can't draw. I can spend up to an hour on one inch of art before it looks even close to what I want it to look like. And that's just a quick sketch.

I get sad.

This is why I can't draw.