Practical Points on Aspects of Drawing -129

A Clarification for Dan and you of various practical points I make when teaching visual order painting and drawing and some thoughts about managing your psyche.

In Response to Dan

QUESTION: Can you talk about drawing as experienced in both mass drawing and direct painting - aspects that I’d love review or clarification on are
length of line to go for based on how much one can remember and get a concept for (how many bumps vs. general sweep),
relating points or effects both in distance and alignment or angle to other points,
ways of seeing more than one thing at a time (relating to one , two or more points),
ways to hold or calibrate brush (or charcoal) pressure to effect value or thickness of line or edge quality, and even
states of mind to help free and clear the mind to get a concept and retain information rather than stressing and being intimidated ( perhaps even experiencing bodily tension). I find that I sometimes experience
hand tremor especially while attempting drawing or cutting edges in crucial or sensitive areas. This could be due to nerves (psychological states), medication side effects or maybe just age. Can you address this or ways to counter it ( use of mahl stick)?