Why is it difficult for me to draw?

Drawing is hard because our brains interpret anything we see as a whole, and our eyes don’t create an authentic image of what we draw. Drawing becomes even more difficult because we tend to draw things as we know them, but not as they are. Learning to see is hard, so drawing is hard.

Why is drawing realistically so hard?

If you will break down your subject matter into lines, shapes and values you will come much closer to producing “exactly” what you see rather than how you interpret the object through your own internal filters. Realistic drawing can be hard because we, as artists, make it that way.

Why is it hard to learn the art of drawing?

Drawing is a process where you need to tune your hand, eye, brain coordination. It is hard because it takes a long while to get all these systems in line. Not only you need to learn the micro movements of drawing but also to learn to think in composition, colors, art history. It is a journey to get better in drawing.

How to draw without any success?

If you kept trying to draw a certain thing without success, try it another way, observe it carefully, try drawing it using guidelines, practice drawing the shapes the thing you’re drawing is made of (which’s the right way to think about the things you draw). Is Drawing Really Hard? It Is Tricky, If I Say So.

What are the main problems associated with drawing?

The main problems associated with drawing is when you talk you engage your logical, language dominated left side of the brain. This side of your brain is keen on knowing an objects name, labelling it, and organising it.

What happens when you try to draw something realistically?

As you try and draw something realistically and it starts to go ‘wrong’, your inner critic starts to rear its head. Often drawings start really well, and you observe things accurately; it’s only when you get to a perceived ‘tricky’ bit you start to question yourself.