THE METHOD

This method is not about "artistic self-expression" Instead, the emphasis is on development of visual perception: It actually is very technical stuff: these two lines run in parallel this thick and that thin lines are running away from each other the length of this is about twice the length of that human eyes are in the middle of the head. the elbows are at the level of the waistline a fish looks like an ice cream cone with a fish tail Our goal is to learn and internalize specific techniques and tools as well as to learn how to concentrate how to choose what to pay attention to how to draw what we see, and not what we think we know

Learning to draw is as natural as learning an alphabet and utilizing it for reading and writing After all, the letters of an alphabet are simply abstract images, very much like the curves, straight lines, and various shapes used for representing the 3D objects of the real world on a 2D sheet of paper And yet no one expects illiterate people to get busy expressing themselves in writing. We all agree that learning the alphabet is the prerequisite! At the same time, it is somehow expected that one should be able to express oneself artistically. No wonder many kids "drop out" once they become critical of themselves or in response to criticism of others. Our method teaches the alphabet of drawing.

Making a mistake is fine as long as we learn from it: "Oops, I messed up" is out "Oops, I learned" is in Use of mathematical terms is encouraged: equilateral and isoceles triangles parallel and perpendicular lines circles and ellipses congruent and similar shapes symmetry proportions... An ability to draw can be developed in every child (or adult) when the technical concepts of this method are lucidly formulated, clearly introduced, pleasantly reinforced, humorously repeated, and frequently illustrated in various ways

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