In this Drawing Tutorials Online Podcast Thirteen I get into drawing anatomy structure on top of a simple cylinder. In essence layering different techniques. I just completed Anatomy Lesson Fourteen for members of DTO so I had to add a new podcast based on what I learned from completing the tutorial.
Toward the end of the video tutorial I basically go on a mild rant about teachers and their techniques. Yes including myself.
Share a frustrating teacher experience below, be kind now:) I know I’ve had some.
Enjoy the video.
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June 6th, 2010 at 7:19 am
All I know is that I have deep admiration for anyone who teaches. I don’t think a lot of people know how tiring explaining things can be – even if you are deeply passionate about them. The next part of this is that students need to understand that they are the ones in a position to use the knowledge offered by teachers, and if the teacher is not communicating a principle or idea in a clear and crisp manner, there are tactful ways to encourage greater depth of explanation, etcetera. It’s that one technique you’ve talked about, Matt, that the student makes into something, which in my mind suggests that there are really no such thing as a bad teacher when the student is attentive to what works for them.
Another thing that is basically suggested in this podcast is that when people do something for a long time, they tend to get good at it. This raises the question of whether or not teaching is an ethical duty (even if money is involved). Sharing knowledge is key to a better world and its great when a teacher can unleash ideas, approaches and techniques. Many can’t or say they can’t because “they don’t know how they do what they do.” But even then they can at least model. There’s no need to be protective of knowledge. As I suggest above, it is the good students who will take what is offered and make it their own.
And that’s my rant in response to yours!
June 4th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
My frustrating teacher experience would be a teacher who boasts and presents himself and his big ego instead of teaching. The second bad experience would be a teacher who is only good at theory – his theory part is great and lectures are put in logical order but the teacher doesn’t show how to do the stuff he teaches in real life situation and somehow forgets to include practical part in form of properly structurized exercises (which is what most begginers need). The third bad experience – a teacher who picks a topic in the middle or doesn’t show how to bring it to completion thinking if he gets it everyone else gets it. This kind of teacher usually says: “As everyone knows …” or “Simply …” and continues leaving gaps in his lecture (which parts are usually not put in a logical, easy to follow manner). Well, acctually not everyone knows and it’s not always so simple for everyone.