![]() I’m opening my heart to practice drawing more, regardless of the fact that I’ll ultimately utilize those skills in abstraction rather than representationalism. Learning to draw is like learning a musical instrument, or anything else for that matter– it takes practice. To try doing that looking at my paper less than 20% of the time and only to change my color or to reposition for the next sequence. My goal now is to try doing this while plein air painting in pastel. The peek contour drawing unplugs that tendency, and it is a revolutionary discovery. What happens is when we are drawing something, our preconceptions come into play, and we start drawing short cuts and symbols of what we assume, instead of what is actually there. See the comparing result below, although they were different leaves on different days. However, none of the drawing was done while looking at the paper. ![]() When you look back at the paper and stop, you can assess where you are headed, and a few times I picked up my pencil to start in a different place. The pencil only moves when you are looking at the object, not the paper. The only difference is you are allowed to look at your paper up to 20% of the time, but when you do, you must stop your pencil. The “peek contour drawing,” however, is new to me, and the results really flabbergasted me. I’ve done a lot of these over the years, even doing one of just the feel of my face ( see here) that I really enjoyed. The results of these are usually laughable and don’t connect up, but they do help you see the object better, because you are not distracted by trying to make your rendering of it. Make sure the paper will not move as you draw. Step 2: Secure your paper to your surface. For your first few attempts, 1 minute is a good amount of time. You keep your eyes fully on the object you are drawing– here it was leaves from our garden– and as your eyes follow around looking at the edge of the object, you move your pencil on the paper accordingly. It is especially important for blind contours. To continue on our sketchbook series, let’s look at doing contour drawings.Ībove you can see an example of a blind contour drawing, where it is against the rules to look at your paper or lift your pencil.
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