Yesterday we did the first part of painting which was blind painting and negative space. We were looking closely at a cluster of desks and easels,and weren't supposed to look at the page or lift the brush. It was very tempting to look, and it was hard not to be concerned with what the outcome looked like, but eventually I began to get used to it and thought it was a good exercise in training my eye. I decided to continue some of this in my sketchbook...
We also started to work with plastic cards (like credit cards, supermarket loyalty cards etc.) to learn about how to push the paint around the page in a different way than just using brushes. I really liked the effect the card could give, creating thin lines with the side of the card and dragging the paint to create an interesting surface.
I experimented with this in my sketchbook as well and also decided to try using a plastic palette knife to explore different tools used for painting...
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