Examples of blind contour....

Blind self portraits.......

What to say about blind self portraits? Well... I was having a little trouble because I wasn't sure if I was doing right. I had to draw from a mirror on the wall which means balancing the drawing board and trying to turn at an awkward angle, but other than that it seemed somewhat successful. I took my time with whichever one I was working on to try and really move my hand along with what I was seeing. The lines look a lot better than the ones I did in class...meaning they actually connected and have shape rather than just scribbles all over the page. I'm guessing that's somewhat of a good sign. But... only time will tell....

Speaking of line drawing.........

This is an image that my friend drew for her drawing 2 class showing planar analysis. She needs to give me a few tips on how to do this.

Planar Analysis

We've been working on planar analysis in class. I really like this image below. Note: I did not draw this, but I think it's a good example of what we've been asked to do minus the value study. As far as in class, I think I'm getting the hang of finding the forms and the planes but still haven't gotten done the line variation. I'll be working on it in the sketchbook though. We were also asked to do a planar analysis of a hanging drapery, such as this below. This was a little bit more difficult than the stuff we've been working on in class. It was really hard to make the drapery seem as though the folds were rounded, and the folds at the bottom were outrageous. Once again, another thing to work on in the sketchbook.