Blind Contour
I’ve been taking some time to learn new skills and techniques; I stumbled upon this Blind Contour Drawing Class by LaurieAnn Gonzalez on Skillshare. Blind contour is essentially drawing the outline of an object without looking at the paper. This helps train your hand and your eye to be coordinated with each other. It also makes for some cool, funky looking drawings.
Materials I used:
Feel free to use whatever you want though!
Blind contour potted plants, brush pen for color
I love how loose it is. The looseness and silliness help take pressure off of drawing and also pressure off the sketchbook - something I’m actively trying to change my mindset to. Previously, I’d seen so many Instagram posts with sketchbooks and the images look perfect and polished (because, duh, it’s Instagram). It’s the pressure of the feed to make everything flawless.
But I digress. Something that really helped me change my mindset about my sketchbook was thinking of it more like a journal. It’s a private place to explore and experiment. It’s a place to make mistakes, no polish necessary. It’s a place for learning and reflecting. Random sketches, little notes, silly things are all welcome here. This helps personalize it, like a journal, it’s just for me and my eyes unless I choose to share. And shifting this mindset from performative to personal is incredibly freeing.
Inked sketches
Some blind contour flowers
