Try an Art Experience!
Gesture
drawing: Look at the overall
shape and use simple lines to make the shape on the paper. Ten seconds is all it takes, giving you
no time to invent. Just move your
hand on the paper to correspond with what you see.
Don't
Look drawing: Look only at the
object in your hand, not the paper.
The result will surprise you!
(And is just for fun.) Try
it with either hand!
Negative
space drawings: Draw only the
spaces between the objects, or only the scene outlined by the coming together
of branches in a landscape.
Line
drawings: Just an exploration
of the edges of things. Give yourself
different "rules" just for fun.
(Drawing only the outer edge of something results in a "shadow image" of the object, for
example.)
Scribble
drawings: Scribble the shape. Add edge lines after the shape is
defined, or leave as is.
Charcoal "Place and erase": Very cool way to make a drawing! Charcoal on, charcoal off. Draw with erasers; add darks with
charcoal!