The Ability to Draw

For me the ability to draw in Textiles and other design courses is very important. Drawing can be widely incorporated and could be in the form of photographs, mono-prints, stitch, collage, photocopies or variations of media. I feel drawing expresses and reflects each person's individuality, as no one can have the same mark. The individual's characteristics and personality can come through in their choice of media, colour and style. Initial drawings can be developed further into designs by the use of computers or expanded with different processes and techniques. Without an ability to draw, i don't see what makes a design unique to a person. If you are a designer you want your mark to be somewhere, something that suggests it's yours and no one else could ever easily reproduce it. i think drawing is sometimes completely overlooked and computers are becoming a more and more popular choice for design. This i feel is bad because anyone can be taught how to use a computer and there isn't as much scope for individuality or expression and the computer is doing the work for you.