Learning To Draw What You See

If you are seeing them realistically, then draw them that way. The proportions of course must be correct right down to the last detail.

To do this, your observation of the thing being drawn, the basic structure, must be sound but this is not always possible unless you are in a relaxed state of mind.

I have tried several times while drawing from life (figure drawing) while being tense about something outside of drawing class, and my sketches have reflected this emotion.

When your mind is totally focused on something else, your direct observation becomes flawed. This is my opinion but if you have observed otherwise please make a comment here.

Being able to draw something realistically does not make you an artist--far from it. A literal translation without self-expression means it is just a copy--like a photograph.