I'm a self taught hobby artist and writer. I've never had issues of putting words on paper; I have never needed to "translate" images to words for a story. However, that doesn't necessarily make writing absolutely easy for me either. Because I'm not actually able to see the scene in my head, it's easy for me to miss things I need, or character blocking etc. that a non-aphant wouldn't have issues with. Further, with drawing, I never formally had much art lessons, I just took it up one day and relied on the internet for a lot of tutorials. Drawing from memory is a near disaster, but easier with references, or if I'm used to drawing a specific character. I can usually "feel" how I want the character to be posed, or what their expression is, as it is a physical feeling. Backgrounds? Forget it.

I work I sheet metal manufacturing, dealing with CAD drawings etc. I find I can draw in my mind as if it's a CAD program, connecting lines, assembling parts, and rotating things in any direction. But the slate is quickly wiped clean if I don't draw it out on paper. Also this pretty much only works with straight lines, curves and organic shapes have always been hard for me.

I'm a self taught hobby artist and writer. I've never had issues of putting words on paper; I have never needed to "translate" images to words for a story. However, that doesn't necessarily make writing absolutely easy for me either. Because I'm not actually able to see the scene in my head, it's easy for me to miss things I need, or character blocking etc. that a non-aphant wouldn't have issues with. Further, with drawing, I never formally had much art lessons, I just took it up one day and relied on the internet for a lot of tutorials. Drawing from memory is a near disaster, but easier with references, or if I'm used to drawing a specific character. I can usually "feel" how I want the character to be posed, or what their expression is, as it is a physical feeling. Backgrounds? Forget it.

I work I sheet metal manufacturing, dealing with CAD drawings etc. I find I can draw in my mind as if it's a CAD program, connecting lines, assembling parts, and rotating things in any direction. But the slate is quickly wiped clean if I don't draw it out on paper. Also this pretty much only works with straight lines, curves and organic shapes have always been hard for me.