Blind Contour by Feel
Today’s exercise was a blind contour by feel selfie. You place your finger on your nose, move around your face, and have your hand follow along. I like how my eyes are aligned and feel confident with my lines.
Another interesting exercise to develop confidence in my lines.
Blind Contour Drawing
Back to basics today.
I’m starting the Six-week Art Bootcamp class at Sketchbook Skool. This course is exciting. We start with pen and pencil on paper and work with colored pencils and watercolors.
Fun and exciting. I am looking forward to it. Today we completed a blind contour drawing. This technique is where you look at the subject only and let your hand follow your eyes.
I heard an excellent comment from author Neil Gaiman about writing in a new book, which is equally relevant to a new sketchbook. Remember, everything can be fixed except for a blank page. Draw on!
Shoe Map
This exercise focused on breaking down you’re drawing into seeing your subject’s contour. I just focused on the edges. By ONLY looking at your subject (the shoe), you let your eyes slowly observe, focus, and follow the contours. While your eyes concentrate on the outline, your hand is mapping your journey. It is genuinely following your eyes. No looking at the page, just focused on the subject’s contour.
Interesting how closely the sketch map resembles the shoe.