Grumpy Man and Woman
Blind drawing relies on the hand guiding the pen to negotiate detailed facial contours.
Tag Archives: sketching
Man with Cool Hat Waiting for Eye Doctor
When there are interesting looking characters around, I draw as many of them as I can. My latest style of blind drawing allows me to draw quickly. I have been thinking of applying these ‘visual notes’ to a more deliberate mode of rendering. Perhaps this is a way back to painting. As with most of […]
In Line (Drawn Totally Blind)
I was looking directly at the customers in line as I drew them. But the line was moving so fast that I ended up completing one figure with the body parts of another. That is, when a person moved up in line to the cashier and another took his place, I finished the first figure […]
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.
Left-Handed, Blind Drawing of Young Girl
I got all the face parts in the right places. Somehow, the ‘young’ part got left out.
Girl with Headphones Drawn Blind
I only looked at the paper after completing the first contour. I marked the starting and point of the main contour with the letter ‘A’, and the end point with ‘B’.
Blind Free Form Portraits
You may see hints of portraits in the jumble below. It arose from a number of false starts.
Blind Drawing of Back of Bald Man
I’m getting better at drawing without looking.
Blind Drawing of Two Ladies at Coffee
The unembellished blind-drawn outline of a figure is much like that of a line that describes the contours of forested landscape. The outlines of the figures below were drawn without looking. I added interior details after the outlines were completed. Blind Drawing of Two Ladies at Coffee Pen and Ink Sketch 10″x8″ 111# Moleskin Journal
Mostly-Blind Drawing of Man at Next Table
I was more successful drawing this piece blind (mostly). I followed the contour of the crease of the shirt on the man’s shoulder. I continued the shoulder line after placing the pen at the appropriate place, with the help of my vision. The fold of the binding separates the halves of the sketch and does […]
