Blind Contour Drawing

Before you start this artwork, I would suggest you talk to students about the difference between various drawing techniques. I got th...

Blind contour drawing Students draw 6-7 blind contour drawings of various objects, people or body parts. Various-sized boundaries are drawn around each drawing using cropping L's, activating the format (subject matter is touching at least 3 sides of the format), paying attention to the composition and focal point created in each image. 1 or 2 favorite drawings are chosen by the student and shapes are colored in using black (sharpie), white (paper), and gray (pencil). Line drawing is…

You may have heard about blind contour drawings before but never really knew what they were or how to do them. I'm going to teach you everything you need to know!

Directions: Use the technique of blind contour to draw 3 different and partially overlapping faces. Color them in using a material of your choice.

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Since I posted my blind contour drawing yesterday on my blog (scroll down) I have been contacted by Peggy Stermer-Cox who hosts a "blind contour drawing" blog site! Who knew? How fun is that? The one to the left is the featured drawing right now (by Dan Haase). Click here to take look at this interesting blog! My first introduction to blind contour drawing as in Betty Edwards now famous book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. If you haven't tried it, take a minute. No rules. Just do not…

Want to improve your artistic skills? Blind contour drawing is an excellent exercise for you This tutorial explains what it is, the benefits, and how to do it.

A collection of drawing exercises, downloadable worksheets and beautiful line drawings: inspiration for the student, artist or teacher.

Hey everyone! I’ve been creating art for a while. In fact, in a few short months it’ll be coming up on two years that I’ve been seriously creating art. Since I started, I’ve…

When I was in college, my favorite warm-up exercises were always the blind contour drawings. For my birthday (September 10th), I signed up for Gritty Jane's Portraits and Papers class and our first lesson included blind contour portraits! I forgot how much I love doing them! Wheee!!! Don't forget to stop by Sophia's blog to see some serious Sunday Sketching sweetness!