We often hear questions like this when it comes to learning to draw: I am already in my twenties (thirties) before I start learning. Is it too late?

The best time to plant a tree was ten years ago, followed by now.

The same goes for learning to draw - the best time is now. The past is unchangeable and the future will never come. Only now is the time that you can truly control. If you want to start drawing, start while your ideas are still fresh from time.

If you think it's too late now, look at them.

"Jiaozi", the director of "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World", started learning animation after graduating from a medical university; best-selling author Jiang Shumei started learning to read at the age of 60 and learned animation at the age of 75. Writing, she has published four best-selling books at the age of 80; Grandma Moses gave up embroidery at the age of 76 due to arthritis and started painting. She held a solo exhibition in New York at the age of 80. Her essay collection "It's never too late to start in life" tells us illustrates this point.

If you want to start learning to draw you can ask yourself these questions.

1. What is the purpose of learning painting?

Maybe it’s to achieve a childhood dream, or to improve one’s own aesthetics, or maybe it’s just to paint, to keep the beautiful scenery, beauties, and all the beautiful things in my heart under my pen. .

Everyone has their own reasons. Only by never forgetting your original intention can you go a long way.

2. What can learning to draw bring to me?

After people are satisfied materially, they will naturally pursue spiritual fulfillment.

Painting makes us calm and focused. When we use a brush to paint beautiful scenery and beautiful people on the paper or canvas one by one, our hearts are calm and focused.

When a piece of work is completed, we will feel joy, a small sense of accomplishment and pride, because this is what we need in our hearts. Everyone has a love for beauty. Having one or two interests in self-cultivation and meditation will make you appear more attractive.

Painting allows us to find our true selves, life extends within a few inches, and time is never wasted.

3. What content should I start with from scratch?

It is best to start with sketching, because sketching is the basis of all plastic arts. Painting is not something that can be accomplished overnight. A good work often takes a long time to complete, so you need to be patient when painting. Sketching is the best way to train our basic skills and patience.

Without the basic practice of sketching, there will be a lack of understanding of space, light and shadow, structure and picture composition. It is easy for the picture to get out of control during the painting process, eventually leading to the failure of the work.

4. The importance of observation ability in painting.

When we draw landscapes, we need to observe the changes in light and shadow in nature; when we draw figures, we need to understand the characteristics of men and women and the differences in age groups, as well as the subtle changes in facial expressions; when we draw still lifes, we need to pay attention to details. Discover the difference in texture of each item.

This all requires us to train a pair of eyes that can observe the things around us and discover the beauty. In this way, the picture will not be mediocre in painting; more interest can be found in ordinary life. And painting can improve your observation skills.

5. The importance of sketching to other types of painting.

Many people find sketching boring and don’t want to learn it at the beginning, or they lose interest in painting after taking a few sketching classes. In fact, sketching is as important to painting as words are to English, and both require solid practice.

We have to understand that sketching is one of the factors that determine the success or failure of painting or creation. Oil paintings, watercolors, murals, etc. are all supported by sketches.

Take a look at the sketches made by master painters for oil paintings. I hope you can understand the importance of sketching practice.

6. Which one can improve faster, self-study or finding a specialized training institution?

Many times we see beautiful scenery and want to paint; see scenes that make us feel emotional and want to paint; or we have stocked up on various painting materials, but don’t know how to start.

When I was studying by myself, I found a painting that moved me online or in a book, and I couldn’t wait to start copying it. But after I finished the painting, it didn’t look right, and I didn’t know how to modify it.

When you finish painting a painting and don’t know how to modify it; when you have many painting questions but can’t find anyone to answer them; when you feel that your progress is slow. What you lack at this time is a teacher who can guide you all the time when you are drawing, point out any mistakes in a timely manner, and teach you solutions.

The teachers at Chang Geng Studio are so meticulous, and they teach in small classes and will not neglect any student.

There are many detours in self-learning, because every improvement is the acquisition of new knowledge and new experience, which are gained through repeated failures. But with a teacher, you will avoid repeating the detours that your predecessors have taken.

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