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Light is what we receive, light is what is given off, light is what we see, light is what we understand...So why is it we have to draw in reverse, we draw darkness. First you have to learn to see values of color, then draw everywhere where those values are minimum. I'd think that if you were to draw on a black paper with a white pencil you would end up drawing better faster. Learning to draw well is difficult because you are trying to get at least 10 different skills/factors right at one time. It is like trying to guess a 10 digit password right and It is easier to guess digits correctly one by one than the whole. Drawing in reverse order is one of factors and obstacle-like thing to understand and overcome, shouldn't we progress to that later if we must.

I am asking here for the opinion of others in this general field of art/graphic design/etc.

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This is more of an illustration question that graphic design in general. That said, in illustration classes I took, we used this technique as well. Regardless, you're asking more for general opinions and that's not a good format for StackExchange, unfortunately. – DA01 Jan 7 at 16:30
I think the key question "why don't we learn to draw white-on-black?" is a good one. – e100 Jan 7 at 17:08
As phrased, this is a discussion question, which doesn't fit our format. Please rephrase into something like e100's version, which can at least be answered. – Lauren Ipsum Jan 7 at 17:28
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To answer e100s question, we learned all sorts of drawing techniques in school, that being one of them. – DA01 Jan 7 at 17:55
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Most paper is white, because that's the easiest way to make it. We draw in paper with pens/pencils/markers. It's just the way things are. – Johannes Jan 8 at 19:41

closed as not a real question by DA01, Lauren Ipsum, Ananda Mahto, Johannes, JohnB♦ Jan 8 at 0:12

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