A Drawing Tip - How to Draw From Memory

Do you worry that you don't know how to draw from memory?

Do you struggle to just pick up a pencil and draw something, anything, without a photograph to copy?

Don't worry, the majority of us have the same problem. Luckily, there is a uncomplicated drawing tip that you can implement to overcome this problem.

I thought about what I would do if I was put in the position to draw something on the spot. After some experimenting, I discovered how to draw from memory. There certainly is an easy solution.

All you need to do is to change your drawing field into common shapes.

As usual, I like to start with a uncomplicated example. Let's say you get asked how to draw a chick, here's what you do.

1. Using the reasoning image of this fluffy dinky bird, think of its building as a small circle for the head, and a larger circle for the body. With light strokes, draw the two circles, overlapping each other. The drawing is going to be the side view, which is the easiest way to do this. Depending on which way you prefer, the smaller circle for the head would sit on the top right or top left of the body circle.
2. Using small strokes to describe feathers or fluff, connect the circles to generate one shape. If you want to, you can erase the overlapping lines inside or in the middle of the two former circles. Keeping your image of a chick in mind, build on the body to attain the spoton shape.
3. Now let's add the wing by drawing a curve from the middle of the body to just exterior the circle. Join the top of the wing to the body with some thoughtful strokes.
4. Add the beak using a sideways "v". Put this halfway down the head circle.
5. Draw the eye just in from the top of the beak.
6. Add the legs. Remember, this is side-on so you only need to draw one leg and show a consolidate of toes from the other foot.

There you go, you have just drawn a dinky chick. That's one way how to draw from memory.

Check out these step by step examples on how to draw a chick and pick up some extra tips while you are there.

Of course, studying to draw from memory takes practice. inspect something that interests you and then five minutes later, try to draw your impression of that object. If you do this practice daily, you will get a pleasant surprise at how easy you can do this.

If you are copying a picture, once you are finished, do a memory sketch of that object. Just as a musician has to practice playing an instrument daily, your dedication should be the same.