Except for the middle drawing where I look like Dobby the House Elf, these aren't bad representations of the Artist in Question.
As for the candlelabra--- I looked house-wide for the thing with the most contours, so I could blindly draw it. This won.
To see more exquisitely skewed Blind Contour Friday drawings visit Niff's blog, Inkfinger. She's the instigator of this enterprise.
Or you can go to these sites :
Rachael Fowler, Bearskinrug, Kimlan Cornell, of Sock Monkey Drawer, Wally Torta, Elaine Phipps, Lindsay Olson , Koukla Carolyn, The Seeks, karen Winters, LilPilyDaze, and Learning Daily.
You are REALLY good at those. I so suck at blind contour drawing. It is much harder than it seems it should be!
I actually think I stopped drawing when I had a drawing teacher who made us do blind contour drawings ALL THE F'ING TIME. Like for 3 hours on end, every day. And never allowed us to do anything else. I hated it! I never knew what a control freak I actually am until that class! :-)
I guess I can't trust my ability to draw without seeing what I'm drawing as I go along and make corrections. I can't relax so they just come out awful.
Posted by: Kate123 | August 23, 2005 at 12:15 PM
This blind contour is terrific. Your lines have such a nice flow and wonderful energy!
Posted by: Laura Pruteanu | August 21, 2005 at 10:13 PM
Thank you E, J and T! I painted blind, right after drawing. This kind of drawing makes me deliriously happy somehow.
Posted by: Laura | August 21, 2005 at 08:43 AM
I missed BC (toothache took control). Those candleabras look straight out of Beauty and the Beast. I like the 2nd portrait best - it's amazingly balanced for BC. I guess it's that old instinct thing.
Posted by: janey | August 20, 2005 at 09:02 PM
Love both the Candelabra and potrait. Actually, the potrait dwgs don't look like Dobby at all, no socks and pointy ears :) I just love the strong character that the BC technique produces. Love the subtle colors that you used for the candelabra. By the way, did you add the colors afterward or did you apply them blind too (I am not very sure here)? :) Cheers.
Posted by: Evy | August 20, 2005 at 04:44 PM
What fun! The results are surprisingly *stylized* looking, even though with your eyes off the paper, how could you style it this way? Agree with others, candelabra drawings are particularly fun. The way the colors are offset from the lines reminds me of certain mod graphics from a Looney Tunes sort of era...wish I could remember what I'm referring to, but if it's as fun to draw as it is to look at, you must be having a blast.
Posted by: Tania | August 20, 2005 at 03:47 PM