Reflection Mix Up Warmup

In this Warm-Up, test your hand-to-eye coordination as you try to draw the image you see in the mirror flat mirror cardboard box pencil and paper 

Materials & Tools

• tapped mirror; opened flat

• pencil

• paper with pattern

As you start to move the pencil away from you and toward the mirror, notice that the image of the pencil looks closer to you. Two different messages are reaching your brain. What happens when you try to trace the object while looking in the mirror? These two conflicting signals confuse your brain and make it difficult for you to draw!