Drawing Conclusions: The Psychology and Neuroscience of Observational Drawing. KU Leuven
The drawings of Renaissance artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo are paradigms of how to convey natural forms. They became experts of their art by developing explicit and implicit strategies for accurate depiction. This helped them to avoid a common pitfall of drawing: drawing what we know rather than what we see. However, drawing ability is often considered a gift you either have or (as many a frustrated artist will testify) don’t ...