Unintended Blue Meanie
The smile made me think of the Blue Meanie (from the Yellow Submarine movie) in my sketch below. Upon reflection however, it the subject is simply enjoying the book she is reading.
Monthly Archives: December 2018
Two Sketched Figures and Two Sketchy Figures
I carefully outlined the two left-most figures and added some internal features. I drew the mustache on the next figure very quickly, along with the rest of the face. As for the fourth person, I drew him with tentative strokes, a totally different technique than I used for the first two portraits.
Cartoon Lady and Company
My sketching was proceeding nicely. I had reached the right balance of blind and non-blind sketching for the first three figures (starting at the left-hand side of the paper). For some reason, my sketch of the final character got out of control. I think it was that person’s sharp features. Drawn blind, they contributed to […]
Cartoon Guy and Two Other Guys
My blind drawings are outlines. They look like cartoon figures. When I sketch while looking at the subject and the paper, the portraits look more realistic.
Partly Blind Drawing of Man Leaning on Chair
I have drawn this man before. He usually comes in with another guy, but I guess he wasn’t available for this portrait. In the sketch below, the outline of the man’s head resembles the real man, slightly. My version is more streamlined.
Two Women Having Coffee, Drawn Blind
In my sketches, sometimes I express one figure more than another. This happened in the drawing below. My hand miscalculated the size of the larger lady’s right arm. Including the book she was reading offers her figure a focus; leaving out her eye turns down that offer. The other woman was a bit smaller and […]
Blind Drawing of Family Group
My first blind drawings (drawing without looking at the paper) were of landscapes: skylines, in particular. The sketch below reminds me very much of a skyline. I traced the outline of each figure in turn, without taking the pen from the paper.
Blind Drawing Turned Homunculus
This is a sketch of a reclining man turned into a figure with distorted features. The distortions were unintentional (if not unconscious) since they were not directed by the eye.
Readers – Blind Portraits
Here are a couple of characters. The blind drawing technique allows my hand to have its say in expressing myself.
Explaining to the Michelin Girl
Taking a break from posting my blind drawings. Here is a cartoonish representation of two people chatting, one apparently wearing a down jacket, the other in a sweater.
