I was never considered to be "good at art" as a child, and gave up on drawing quite early. By the time I crawled from the maw of secondary education, I was quite certain (and rather regretful) that I couldn't draw.
One day, on a whim, I asked my partner to help me to "learn to draw". Fortunately, he understands that people don't really need to learn to draw at all - they just need to learn to see.
Drawing is about really noticing the shapes, colours and textures that are in front of you. Your mental preconceptions about what something "ought to look like" generally get in the way of getting things down on paper. The gallery below shows what happened when I took a chance and learned to trust my eyes.
Have you ever said "I can't draw?" Maybe you should look again.
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