I saw this video of Milton Glaser talking about how his mind wonders when he’s drawing. While he’s talking on this video he is also drawing a pencil sketch of William Shakespeare.
MILTON GLASER DRAWS & LECTURES from C. Coy on Vimeo.
The BoingBoing.net article I found this at said “His ideas reminding me of cartoonist Seth’s short essay for The Walrus called “The Quiet Art of Cartooning.” Both Seth and Glaser are in agreement that your mind opens up on interesting ways while you draw. Teachers who prevent students from drawing and doodling while being taught a lesson are hindering their learning.”
Seth says in his blog post:
I often find that when I’m drawing, only half my mind is on the work — watching proportions, balancing compositions, eliminating unnecessary details.
The other half is free to wander. Usually, it’s off in a reverie, visiting the past, picking over old hurts, or recalling that sense of being somewhere specific — at a lake during childhood, or in a nightclub years ago. These reveries are extremely important to the work, and they often find their way into whatever strip I’m working on at the time.
I find these comments so true for when I draw or get into brainstorming sessions while music is playing in the background.
Do you agree?
