Extended Blind Contour Drawing

12"x9"

Sharpie pen, watercolour

The main idea that guided my artwork was the placement of the heads in proportion to the hand. I thought I could make the hands look like they are turning against the heads and trying to grab them. I then decided that I could connect them all into one and make it a Siamese twin that is afraid of itself. The faces look worried (we had to draw them without looking) so it turned out better than I expected. I made the background colorful and ombre to add a pop of color and make it even more interesting.

For my work, I outlined everything in sharpie pen and used watercolor paint to add color. I then went over it again in pen to make everything more defined.

For this piece, we had to draw a hand, a self portrait, and a portrait of our table partner all without looking and while keeping the line fluid and connected. I added a lot of thick black lines to make the art flow better. I was not originally going to make the background ombre, but I remember seeing a lot of paintings using abstract colors so I wanted to try that out.