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Drawing from observation<\/a> is fairly direct. It demands a level of practice and develops over time, but the process itself is straight-forward. We observe the subject; simplify it into basic shapes or forms; draw the contours; and then develop the value.<\/p>\n

Of course, observational drawing requires you to have a reference<\/a> or a live subject. You clearly cannot draw from observation without a subject to observe.<\/p>\n

So what happens when we don’t have the subject in front of us and we have no reference in which to work? How to do we create convincing drawings without a reference?<\/p>\n

Most artists have the desire to draw without reference material, but when they “give it a go”, the results aren’t what they expected.<\/p>\n

Drawing From Memory<\/h2>\n

When we find ourselves without a reference, we have to rely on our memory. We have to pull information from our past drawing experiences and apply it to the drawing that we create from our memory. And like drawing from observation, this takes a bit of practice.<\/p>\n

Drawing from memory is a skill\u00a0that can be developed. Fortunately, there are a few steps that we can take to develop this skill.<\/p>\n

We’ll quickly look at an overview of the steps involved and then we’ll break each one down. Then it’s up to you to apply them…<\/p>\n