Some time ago (it was at least 4 years so I had much less experience with digital #drawing, I started at all in June 2020) I mentioned strange phenomenon I was experiencing. When had some model photos on sight I was able to draw with so much better quality than normally my average skill allows to. To the point of basically being able almost "copy" a photo even then. I mean just looking at photo could "switch" something in my brain to give me a skill bonus, like in game...

It happens automatically and I still cannot explain how it works. One time someone here suggested I could try to draw looking at picture upside down, to check if it would "block" or somehow affect some process in my brain.
Well, I still didn't try that but I noticed I could as well "copy" mirror reflection of photo I look at. Sometimes I did it even accidentally, so it don't affect anything. More consciously I also tried something like "I have photo of red cat in one pose, draw cat in similar pose but with gray fur like on other image" and while it required more focus it still didn't affect that automatic skill bonus effect.

So now I think maybe some day I really should try to draw from upside down picture to check if it change something :BlobCatThink: 

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