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[KittenEater]

I think I heard this "people draw they way they look" theory before, but sometimes it just wouldn't work, like, how would this apply to an artist who specializes in landscapes?

The weird thing is sometimes it actually does happen and you're like "woah! didn't see that coming!"

[saibot216]

I think I heard this "people draw they way they look" theory before, but sometimes it just wouldn't work, like, how would this apply to an artist who specializes in landscapes?

The weird thing is sometimes it actually does happen and you're like "woah! didn't see that coming!"

Well they don't draw people so this "thing" wouldn't apply to them

[ink.inc]

Hitler drew landscapes.

[saibot216]

Hitler drew landscapes.

He also drew coiled up dog doo's in acrylic.

[P-Flute]

I never thought anything about it until somebody pointed out that I draw people with thick eyebrows and big noses.  Well eff.  Not a rule of thumb for all my characters, just when I'm doodling random people...

[Fifth]

Yeah, I pretty much just draw animals...

[Seth]

I used to exclusively draw fat, ugly, bald, naked men

 

I'd post some pictures of them but I lost my flash drive

[Kuppo]

Whenever possible, I avoid drawing whole bodies.  I'm pretty happy about the way I draw faces, but only depressed/tired/pissed off faces.  I don't even draw heads or hair, just the face.

[J. R. Hill]

I usually draw people short with a big head, big eyes, a big nose and no mouth.

[BlueSweatshirt]

I tend to draw people with longer hair, typically in a fairly similar style to my own.

Ah well.

[shadowdim]

No mouth, no nose. Or only when needed.
Also, huge head, sometimes no body.

Lots of hair.

[jotapeh]

I draw people like I am learning how to draw...

oh shit, this just got deep.

[Helmeted]

I draw people I want to look at.

[Bones]

I just draw squiggles and gestures.
The people draw themselves.

Being that the human body is usually drawn based on a canon of proportions.
And that the human mind can generate so many shapes and forms that it really just comes down average proportions of the 6-head tall adult or short chibi-muscle baby.

Really everyone draws differently, cartoony, realistic, your question is pretty broad.

But think of this, females tend to draw females.
Or if they draw men they can end up being very feminine boy figures. (though not always)
Some men can only draw women, they don't draw other males. :/

You draw what you know, and if the form you know most is your own than your figures may tend to share the same form unless you break the mold drastically and draw super fat people, or opposite to your build or sex.

Really it's once you break that comfort barrier when you stop drawing things based on personal preference of things to draw.

[shadowdim]

I draw people I want to look at.

also, THIS.

[antymattar]

People? I usually draw robots. My robots usually have joints connected by hydrological cords and agile bodies meant for being compact, running fast, jumping, rolling and sliding. They usually have biggish hands but sometimes that is an exception. Their design is as if their whole existence is meant for one purpose that they themselves do no clearly know. I try to make them look as if they are carefully designed and that they function if order.
But I myself am not a sporty kid. Yes, I am 14 but that does not mean that I draw bad characters. I am 177  c'm  high. I am a man of science. It's my feet that are big and not my hands. If my robots are female-type( ..  ) then they usually have a uniform and I try to give them hair that is black and medium length... in black(I have never drawn a female that has black hair. I sometimes wish I had black raven hair).

So... Is there a connection?   

[J. R. Hill]

You are socially robotic and believe your life has a purpose that you don't understand.

[nahkranoth]

I think the psychologist is right in the sense that when you draw somebody you relate to what you know. What you know is partially your own body, partially bodies of other people or animals, objects, etc.
What you take from your own body and from other forms is a matter of what you want to reflect or achieve. If you draw the texture of a tree on the face of a shy girl you could be refering to a lot of things. I guess Frued would point at your subconcience and say: "The shy girl and texture of a tree are refering to parts of your past, something you experienced, accumulated into those forms". I'm not sure if it works like this; it's more then that alone, especially in drawing, it's also your concience making choices on many fields.

I think a good goal for artists is to allways find a way to escape those traps by asking yourself constantly why you drew a girl and why the texture of a tree. Sometimes you discover exciting views into your own past and you'll see threads connected to all parts of your life. This is handy in controlling yourself and what you make.