Uncomfortable

2022-07-01 22:29

What you're describing is aphantasia - the inability to visualize things in your "mind's eye" so to speak. I have it too, and I've actually made a video on it for the Proko YouTube channel.

The bad news? I don't know of anyone who has "fixed" it. The good news? It's not actually going to hold you back as an artist. In my experience, it actually ends up being unexpectedly advantageous, at least at first. Those who can see things in their head get the impression that they should be able to draw what they "see" but what they perceive in their heads is not actual all the information they would need. It's only enough to recognize what they're imagining. So, they tend to get frustrated. Those of us who can't visualize in this fashion are faced without that kind of distraction or expectation.

Ultimately whether you can visualize or not, the skills you need to develop are the same. Spatial reasoning, observation, etc. These things take time and effort, but rest assured - you are not at a disadvantage. It's this hard for everyone, but it is entirely achievable.

If it helps, I've worked as a concept artist and illustrator for a video game studio for many years, before shifting to working on teaching full time, and like I said - I can't see a damn thing in my mind's eye.

ryan7251

2022-07-02 09:59

yeah sounds like aphantasia I have it also but not 100% believe it or not I think that makes it worse than seeing nothing since I can only see small parts of stuff and they are often wrong so i draw the wrong thing.

Anyway yeah I kind of know how it feels I know my man Uncomfortable says it's helpful I kindly disagree since I find it very very heard to improve and understand the fundamentals when they get warped.