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Want to try something fun? In my latest drawing book, there was this exercise to dip a strand of a rag mop into ink, hold it at the end and draw with it. I loved the idea and the challenge. I think the results have a wonderful quality to them I couldn't get any other way. This is an excellent way to learn to simplify a subject. It's not possible to put in little details. The string won't behave!!! This process builds your patience, concentration, ingenuity and on and on and on. You will never get the same results twice. I started this blog with a drawing I did from a tennis ball dipped in ink. Hmmmm, what else will make an interesting mark?
9 comments:
Fascinating idea! Last night I tried some quick draws at life drawing studio with a twig in acrylic ink. Very humbling...
Good golly, Myrna! What can't you do? I love that you are always pushing yourself to expand your creative boundaries. Had I attempted this you would have Rohrschach blots.
And what beautiful, expressive marks they are! I think I'll have to try this!
Sherry, keep up drawing from life. Nothing like it. Try string drawing, too.
Sherry, I bet you could do an interesting drawing. All my students did one with excellent results.
Coreopsis, be sure and send me the results of your string drawing.
Hi Myrna,
I love this idea and I'm excited to give it a try! Just out of curiosity, what book did you find it in? I'm always on the lookout for new books!
Hi Ruth! JUST DRAW IT by Sam Piyasena and Beverly Philp published by BARRONS. There are some different fun exercises in the book but this one has really helped me a lot because if forces me to simplify. One new idea can change everything!
Myrna, you are always pushing the...um...string!!!! And a tennis ball? Thinking of the US Open Tennis Matches? ha ha Such fun and you could draw with a stick and mud, I know you could!
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