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Questions from Jamie Davidsmeyer

• How can I bridge the gap between what I perceive in my mind and the action of putting it on paper?
• Do a lot of people have difficulty with that?
• Does practice sketching help?
• Is it learned or do people have the innate ability?
• Do you have to draw all the time to keep your skills on point?

Question from Jaganath, Drawing Academy student

I came across some paintings of buildings. The lines of buildings are very straight.

Can you explain how the Old Master painted such straight lines?

I tried using wooden rulers but did not achieve that much precision...

Question from Isaac, Drawing Academy student

I don’t know why, but I seem to have challenges with improving my art skills, and I think its because I really can’t figure out how to improve.

Please help! ...

Questions from Daniel, Drawing Academy student

"Just two fast questions: What's the best way to learn perspective drawing? I’ve just started, so I've purchased a few sketchbooks but I’m not sure where to begin. Should I simply draw from real life and apply perspective to, say, buildings and other things?

And also: In your opinion, what's a good amount of time to invest in daily drawing?" ...

Question from Zawar A.

"I copy pictures and I draw them, but I don't really feel good about it because I want to draw characters, figures and everyday objects from my imagination. How can I get better at drawing?" ...

Question from Bob Curtis

"How do I improve my drawing by using studies in anatomy and perspective"? ...

Question from Will Price

"You teach a lot of specific techniques, "How to draw X", but what if I want to draw Y, but you don't have a video on it. Since the videos cover a variety of topics, do they act as case studies to help develop and hone general skills that will allow me to draw Y?" ...

Question from Maegan

How can you draw exactly what you see? It's something that I struggle with and creates an obstacle when I want to draw from my imagination...

Question from Ben Smith

Hello I'm interested in joining Drawing Academy. I have a question: will the Academy recommend to me which website or stores are best for purchasing drawing supplies for the classes? ...

Question from Dermott, Drawing Academy student

I'm having trouble determining the horizon level when drawing pictures in perspective.

Is there a rule of thumb I can use to accurately locate the horizon line? ...