Tips for beginner - Blind Contour Drawing

There is nothing better than learning drawing using a technique called Blind Contour drawing. Most of blogs and drawing help site center recommended blind contour drawing as a start, even according to one of the blog I read, that at the first time art student learnt is blind contour drawing a.k.a pure contour drawing.

Blind contour drawing means you draw without looking at the paper but just look at the object and draw, following the outside line of the object without bothering what inside (texture, creases and everything).

The first object they recommended is to draw your own hand, while you folding it and follwoing the outside line of your hand, the nails, the creases that connect with the outside line, s.l.o.w.l.y... and for someone who doesn't like drawing with pencil (like I did, especially graphite pencil), ball point and mechanical pencil strongly recommended.

Using this technique at first really mind bogling and frustrating, but beware! in no time at all your drawing technique would improve dramatically once you forced yourself to do it and don't give up. When you are bold enough you can even try more complex object such as your own self!