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Wait. I'm a 1. I didn't know there were people that can't visualize.
I mean, it makes sense I guess. Vision isn't the only way to perceive something. Feelings, sounds, smells etc are just as valid.
I would love to know if you’re good at drawing and the like? I am a 5 on the scale and I have always excelled in school and university, but I can’t draw worth a damn. Hell my handwriting is pretty bad too.
I am a very visual person and I can picture stuff very clearly in my mind. I can't draw for shit, to the point that it makes me mad sometimes because i can imagine something visual but i can't put it on paper, or it looks nothing like what I imagined.
Me too. Part of the issue is that deconstructing a perspective does not come naturally to many people, they [I] instead imagine the object in a more 3D sense instead of the sight of the object itself.
Yeah, but even for more "cartoony" or 2D-looking stuff i have trouble doing it. It takes practice, as with everything, i suppose.
I'm partially in this camp too, it used to be very irritating, but I have learnt to take it much more slowly, and try to picture object from a fixed angle. From there you can zoom in to specific areas and think about lighting, shadows, etc as needed. I initially was never patient with myself enough to actually use my imagination for drawing, but after I took more time I found it is a really powerful tool. As the other commentor said, you have to be more strict with yourself. Normally I could have a mental image and fly all around it and view it from many different angles. Putting it down on paper requires concentration to fix it in a certain configuration and keep it constant, so you can record it. I really recommend giving it a go. Imagine some simple objects and see if you can render the shadows in your head. Then see if you can draw them. Be strict with your imagination, don't let it run away.
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In all seriousness, thanks for the tips! I'll give it a try, and let you know how it goes!
I would also call myself a 1, but I am not even remotely good at drawing. I also wouldn’t say I can “see” things in my mind like I can with my eyes, it’s more like I can imagine the way something looks in the same manner as remembering a vivid memory.
My internal monologue is constant though. Every time I read something or think of something is like that cartoon inside out. I have a mini me that lives in my head.
You’ll get a kick out of this, I don’t see my memories either. If I try hard I can remember some visual details like “you wore a red shirt” or “the car was a Mazda” but I’m not seeing it. I’m remembering it all in words.
I'm in the same boat. It was always frustrating that I had no way of accurately putting what I saw in the brain on paper.
I'd say I'm like a 3 on the scale. I've never practiced drawing much, but when I was drawing from a reference I've made some half decent sketches. Drawing off of memory though, I'm completely useless. So there might be a correlation here.
Some incredible artists have aphantasia!
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