affecting the accuracy of drawings

affecting the accuracy of drawings.

Drawing process in the Academic Study of a Male Torso by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1801, National Museum, Warsaw)

Motor control

Motor control is an important physical component in the 'Production Phase' of the drawing process.^[35] It has been suggested that motor control plays a role in drawing ability, though its effects are not significant.^[34]

Perception

It has been suggested that an individual's ability to perceive an object they are drawing is the most important stage in the drawing process.^[34] This suggestion is supported by the discovery of a robust relationship between perception and drawing ability.^[36]

This evidence acted as the basis of Betty Edwards' how-to-draw book, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.^[37] Edwards aimed to teach her readers how to draw, based on the development of the reader's perceptual abilities.

Furthermore, the influential artist and art critic John Ruskin emphasised the importance of perception in the drawing process in his book The Elements of Drawing.^[38] He stated that "For I am nearly convinced, that once we see keenly enough, there is very little difficult in drawing what we see".

Visual memory

This has also been shown to influence one's ability to create visually accurate drawings. Short-term memory plays an important part in drawing as one's gaze shifts between the object they are drawing and the drawing itself.^[39]

Decision-making

Some studies comparing artists to non-artists have found that artists spend more time thinking strategically while drawing. In particular, artists spend more time on 'metacognitive' activities such as considering different hypothetical plans for how they might progress with a drawing.^[40]

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