Draw your Character

[mbncd]

Wow a lot of people jumped on my "I wish I could draw" comment o.o

You know how lots of people have certain ways of learning things? Some find it easier to learn if they see it in a diagram, others need long drawn out explanations and yet others need to experience the thing themselves? Well, as a whole, people have different ways of thinking and perceiving the world and mine happens to be verbally. I can write about my characters (and I have, that's what I mean by they spoke to me) but I can't picture them in my head even while looking at the characters on the screen. Likewise, I can't picture my mother's face even after living with her almost every day of my life for the last almost 30 years. My mind simply doesn't do visual stuff. Trying to represent something visually (such as drawing, painting, sculpting, etc) isn't my field, whereas writing is.

I like writing and I'm happy writing but I just thought it would be nice if I could get a commission done of the characters I love so much...

[HoneyBiscuit]

My mind simply doesn't do visual stuff.

This right here, is exactly what we're talking about though. A lot of people get this mindset. That they simply can't do it. If you can put a pencil to paper you can draw. If you sincerely wish you could draw, you can. But only if you try and keep trying. If you want to resign yourself to "I can't," and you're happy with that. That's perfectly fine too. But this is probably the reaction you'll get around artists if you say "I wish I could draw." Believe it or not, you can. But, you have to want it.

[Anapingofness]

Wow a lot of people jumped on my "I wish I could draw" comment o.o ....

You're missing their point.
Art, like writing, is a very technical field. You can learn to draw/paint/etc without having 'talent'.
Now Talent, it's a nifty thing to have. I love it. However, it downright useless if you don't have the technical aspect of art down- especially when what you're trying to draw is a character.
So you may not be the next master artist but that doesn't mean you should deny yourself.
Personally, I've always been a visual person.
I ran away from writing and reading for the longest time- and I always had an excuse. However, it wasn't until I really started to read a lot that I was able to overcome my problem with reading. And it certainly wasn't until I started to actually write that I learned to write.
My first attempts at writing were one liners. I remember the first time I actually wrote a paragraph- well granted it was more of a wall of text but it was a huge moment for me.
Presently, I can write a damn good story. It took a lot of work to get to that point though.
Am I the next Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen King, or Tolkien? No, not by a long shot- but like I said, I can write a damn good story.

edit:

for those wanting or moving the pencil, I rebloged something useful on my tumblr

http://azjazo.tumblr.com/post/818230...rawing-and-art

o.o wow this is very nice!
Thanks for sharing!