Observational drawing is not just looking at the world around you and copying it onto paper. It is a reflection of the world around you through your eyes, forcing you to really look and concentrate on what is in front of you; it's form, shape, texture ect. Because the world around us is experienced by everyone it is a shared experience, something people can understand and relate to, thus making it interesting. Through observing this world and re-imagining it through our own viewpoint, we are able to portray something entirely original and new onto the paper before us through illustration. Our own perceptions of an object can change the way in which we view and therefore draw it, thus changing the way other people see it. Drawing from observation is therefore crucial in being able to develop our own tone and voice through illustration.
Drawings made in ink from observation
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