blind???

Yep, blind...as in blind contour drawing.  You don't look at your paper...keep your eyes on your subject only...and use one line...you don't lift your pencil off the paper.  I was reminded how much I enjoy this exercise in a class by Teresa McFayden. Since you can't look, I feel like the pressure is off...I mean it really CAN'T turn out well if you aren't looking at your paper, right? Anyway, I may draw better "blind" than when I am actually looking...and I just love the whimsy that the sketches have...a bit of an exercise in faith...letting go...hmmm...

Here is a lamp that I drew "blind"...

I used my Stabilo ALL pencil to do the sketch and then used the waterbrush to wet and smoosh the lines a bit...Super fun!!!

Try it !  :)