Tried blind contour drawing for the first time last week at my sketch group - and found it v challenging to not look at the page, and I felt self conscious 'staring' at the person I was trying to draw.
They definitely take some getting used to! I think it helped that Dad had done a bazillion and had no qualms about being stared at/staring back - it's kind of cool to do simul-portraits (hard not to giggle). The self-portrait version helps with the awkwardness of staring at someone... though, one becomes hyper-aware of every line, irregularity, dimple and pimple...
Tried blind contour drawing for the first time last week at my sketch group - and found it v challenging to not look at the page, and I felt self conscious 'staring' at the person I was trying to draw.
They definitely take some getting used to! I think it helped that Dad had done a bazillion and had no qualms about being stared at/staring back - it's kind of cool to do simul-portraits (hard not to giggle). The self-portrait version helps with the awkwardness of staring at someone... though, one becomes hyper-aware of every line, irregularity, dimple and pimple...