Place Your hands to be drawn in front of you, approximately two feet away. Position yourself comfortably and in such a way that your subject is clearly visible, not strongly backlit and not against a distracting background. Relax. Allow the point of the pencil to rest lightly on the surface of the paper, anywhere you like. Look at the object. Relax. Choose a point on the object that attracts you. While looking at this point in a relaxed and attentive way, imagine that your pencil (which is still resting patiently where you placed it on the paper) is touching this very point on the object. When you have developed the confident sense that your pencil is touching this point, begin – very slowly – to move your eye along the edge of the object. Maintain the conviction that the point of your pencil is actually touching the point on the object that your eye is looking at. As you move your eye in this way, move the pencil across the paper in the same way – very slowly. Don’t look at the paper. Don’t worry about the “drawing” or about your performance or competence. Look. Move your eye along whatever edges and shapes it (your eye) finds interesting. Relax again and again. Don’t sneak looks at the paper. If you become mentally bound up or distracted, pause, relax, rest for a moment then return your attention to the simple activity of moving your eye and pencil. Look at the object. Relax. Don’t strain your eye or your mind.
Upside down drawing
1. Watercolor a decorative background
2. Using a pencil, draw either a hand or a face in a blind contour line
3. Using a sharpie embellish your lines
2. Using a pencil, draw either a hand or a face in a blind contour line
3. Using a sharpie embellish your lines