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Improvement of Before / After drawings in just one week during the BeLoose Graphic Workshop
 
 
 
For the past 35 years, I have taught at universities and run the BeLoose Graphic Workshop on “how to draw quickly and convincingly with hand”.   I have found the following reasons that most landscape designers are afraid of using hand graphics on their daily projects.  I also listed their solutions to share with you.
1.  Lack of talent or believe having no art in their blood.     To be talented in drawing, one only needs to work hard, learn tricks and copy others’ drawings.
2.  Afraid of making mistakes when draw.                                                                          Mistakes lead to improvement after good and honest criticism.
3.  Don’t like to be criticized or laughed at their drawings.                Proper guidance will allow you not to make the same mistake twice.
4.  Worry about bad drawings that can affect academic GPA or office promotion.                        Most successful designers received C average in school, besides employers don’t look at GPA Or if you are good in the firm, why     worry getting canned.
5.  Like to compare with their peers and feel pressure.                                                            When you are good, people get jealous on you. so often need to be humble to be liked.
6.  Expect to draw perfect but their hand can’t deliver the product.                                              You need to know how to draw well so your eye will agree with your hand which delivered.  Remember a designer doesn’t need to draw well, it is only the process unlike the artist which a drawing is a product.
7.  No confidence when draw, often got discouraged.                                                          Because you failed often, by drawing well will boost your confidence in drawing.
8.  Too tight or anal, just can’t be loose.                                                                                    Too tight or anal means you have bad graphic skills with bad attitude. Being loose means having good graphics.
9.  Rely on computer so hand graphic skill doesn’t get chance to improve.                                Rely on computer which uses left brain, to be a good designer, use hand graphics can only make you      to use more right brain and be more creative.
10. Lack of graphic skills or not been taught well in school.                                                         Take good graphic classes that will improve your graphic skills instantly.
I welcome your opinion and looking forward to hearing from you.