kanji and drawing - Printable Version

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kanji and drawing - ruiner - 2009-10-13

Here's a random flirtation of a question: Do you think there's a connection between kanji and drawing ability, on individual and/or cultural levels?

kanji and drawing - woodwojr - 2009-10-13

Can't speculate on cultural, but I have essentially no drawing ability (except eyes, I can draw decent eyes. In isolation, mind you, I can't draw a decent pair of them.)

~J

kanji and drawing - yudantaiteki - 2009-10-13

I don't think so. Writing kanji is a matter of writing specific lines in a fixed order; it's not really artistic. Drawing embodies a lot more than just following a fixed pattern of lines.

EDIT: It's possible that drawing helps you draw the kanji in a neat or pretty looking manner, although I don't think the connection would be any different between writing a western script and drawing. As far as actually remembering how to write the kanji, though, I think drawing ability would have essentially no relation.

kanji and drawing - ocircle - 2009-10-13

I draw quite well, but it doesn't help me with kanji. If anything it's a distraction no matter what I'm trying to do because it's a "habit" that's instantly gratifying, like scratching an itch rather than applying ointment to it or taking drugs to alleviate the itch.

However, studying radicals helped me learn a lot of kanji.

kanji and drawing - ruiner - 2009-10-13

woodwojr Wrote:Can't speculate on cultural, but I have essentially no drawing ability (except eyes, I can draw decent eyes. In isolation, mind you, I can't draw a decent pair of them.)

~J

hehe. I've noticed since studying kanji from late '07 till now, my handwriting and drawing has improved despite little practice at either. Also, the ease at which I write and draw feels increased. Also: Manga and manhua = better art than other cultures. Thus my theory is proven. Just kidding. I do imagine there's some basic neurological connection there in terms of hand-eye coordination, visuospatial parsing, et cetera, but I don't know how easily defeated such a connection might be by daily intervening factors.

kanji and drawing - yukamina - 2009-10-13

Writing and drawing a very different skills. My writing style doesn't improve by writing more, but my drawing does. I don't 'draw' kanji, I write them.

kanji and drawing - pm215 - 2009-10-13

yukamina Wrote:I don't 'draw' kanji, I write them.

Yes. Part of the point of practicing writing kanji is to get the point where you actually are writing them rather than just drawing them, IMHO.

kanji and drawing - ropsta - 2009-10-13

ruiner Wrote:Here's a random flirtation of a question: Do you think there's a connection between kanji and drawing ability, on individual and/or cultural levels?

A better question: Do you believe there is a connection between kanji and moving ability, on a massive global level?

kanji and drawing - liosama - 2009-10-13

No they have no correlation whatsoever, and if there is a correlation there is no reason for it to be limited to just kanji. My writing ability isn't great, and my drawing ability sucks even more. But I do believe gaming ability in counterstrike/quake and starcraft to correlate well to mouse coordination thus allowing one to draw something decently. I only get 16 colours to work with though. I stick to simple things because I simply cant do complex stuff like the shit you see on youtube Big Grin

kanji and drawing - Blank - 2009-10-13

liosama Wrote:But I do believe gaming ability in counterstrike/quake and starcraft to correlate well to mouse coordination thus allowing one to draw something decently.

Hmm...250 APM calligraphy?