# \#drawingandpainting

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## [Stepping back from a Drawing/Painting](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stepping-back-from-a-drawing-painting/236)

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**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\
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**Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 3:20pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/stepping-back-from-a-drawing-painting/236 "2017-02-25T15:20:48Z")

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\[image\] I have often heard art teachers tell students to step away from their drawings/paintings often so that they may better see what they are doing. To some---this may seem a bit odd. How can distancing yourself fro…