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Why we should draw more (and photograph less)

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A photograph is a much better representation of a scene than a sketch, right?  The School of Life explains why this might not be the case and find out why drawing something just might lead to better observation skills and understanding. 

A sketcher observers the same scene--a green lane. How does the sketcher bring the scene to life. List the observations of the person who sketches the scene as described by Ruskin.

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