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.
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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.
Partly Blind Drawing of Man with Pointy Chin
This sketch continues in the same vein as yesterday’s. It is the second of my small format, semi-blind drawings. The crease between the two pages of the notebook is the dividing line between the head and the face. I’m sure I wasn’t looking at the paper when I traced the contours of the face. I […]
Small Format Blind Portrait of Reader
The smaller 3.5″x5.5″ Moleskin Journal fits more easily in any of my pockets. I only have one pair of trousers whose back pocket can fit the larger 5″x8″ journal. Therefore, with the new notebook, I can rotate my wardrobe that I wear to work. (Although no one has spoken to me about wearing the same […]
Left-Handed, Blind Drawing of Young Girl
I got all the face parts in the right places. Somehow, the ‘young’ part got left out.
