Nicolaides is very observationally based. I found that observation didn't really work for me until I started learning the topology, relative proportion, and functional connections of the human body; that is, drawing more or less constructively.
Yes maybe not the approach for everybody, though it worked for me. I started drawing only simple objects for years, then still life objects, then casts, then figure. only after did I learn anatomy which was a powerful additional layer. I think Nicolaides combines everything in his method. You learn it all at the same time.
Nicolaides is very observationally based. I found that observation didn't really work for me until I started learning the topology, relative proportion, and functional connections of the human body; that is, drawing more or less constructively.
Yes maybe not the approach for everybody, though it worked for me. I started drawing only simple objects for years, then still life objects, then casts, then figure. only after did I learn anatomy which was a powerful additional layer. I think Nicolaides combines everything in his method. You learn it all at the same time.