Hi!
I'm very interested in knowing some more about this method, that seems to me more agile than the Shrimp method, which shares many of the downsides you pointed out.
My question is: the next day, after recalling the key points, am I supposed to redraw the object(s) based on my acquired knowledge of the object(s) or should I move on with a new selection of subjects to draw?
Thank you!
Hey, I'm glad to hear someone is interested on this!
I didn't know about the shrimp method. I looked it up and yeah, definitely the tracing and drawing from reference part is too long. I also think it's more based on muscle memory than on an actual understanding of the subject.
Answering to your question: No. You can and should move onto the new set, because what matters are the three takeaways, not the whole subject itself. Don't you think that it's kind of a waste of time to draw the whole subject again just to apply one specific change?
In fact, even if you don't remember the keypoints from the previous day (which doesn't happen that much) I wouldn't recommend to draw it again.
If you're really going to try this, here's a tip. Remember that you have two options for active learning, studying one subject or making three specific questions? I'd recommend to use the three questions more often than the other. The reason is that answers to questions you asked yourself are much easier to remember.
There is really only one situation where I'd rather study in detail one subject, which is when you really have no idea whatsoever on how that object is. These are the objects that come out horribly wrong during the drawing from imagination part.
Thank you for your explanation!
I can see the value in this approach, especially in the long run, and just the other day I was wondering about the importance of understanding how things work.
Okay, I'll gladly give it a try for 3-4 days and then I'll share how it worked for me.
Hey, so I've been trying your method for a week or so and I think it's great.
It encouraged me to draw so many different subjects and I started thinking more about how things work and not only how they look.
I can still remember the key points and the references I have researched even after many days!
Since I'm a complete beginner I can't say much about the best way to build a visual library, but this method of yours is something I plan to keep on doing for a while, and maybe tweak it along the way when I'm more experienced.
Thanks for sharing!
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