Is visual memory important?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rnUbnf7ZM4
should i be practicing it?

>>2832007
visual memory > human copy machine

Expanding your visual library is one of the most important things you can do, especially if you focus on designs.

>>2832007
You dont need to memorize.
You just have to understand how stuff works. And I mean, learning about everything, not just painting.
You can have a better grasp at painting something more effectively if you understand the why's and how´s of your subject. Also its much more easy when you can build stuff in your mind.

I feel that it's the most important part of learning to draw from memory personally. Not for everyone of course though.

How to I build up my visual library?

>>2832688
https://youtu.be/dnflBERf2zM

>>2832007
Looking at item for two hours is much better than drawing it for two hours.

>>2832007

Basically this >>2832649 , also you never remember much, your mind isn't a trashbin that can be filled and filled without end.

If you know how faces work and someone will ask you to draw a bald guy, you will be able to do it by referencing a spill from coffee or glasses case under the old cum tissue that sit on your table.

>>2832972
Not true you are doing quick sketches instead of 1 long study from 1 angle

>>2832007
Yeah.

>>2832972
You do blind contours of the thing you want to study

Personally speaking, I only use memory/direct reference as the impression of a subject, what underpins it is understanding anatomy. Understanding how bones interact, where and how muscles tense and relax and generally how a body acts/balances against gravity is the key (you can even exaggerate a little if you know where to do it).

>>2832009

Thanks for that video anon.

The fellow that Harold Speed mentioned:

https://archive.org/details/TheTrainingOfTheMemoryInArtAndTheEducationOfTheArtist