Here is a You Tube video showing how to do touch drawing. Deborah uses her technique for mediation and art therapy. It appears that Deborah is using a light weight drawing paper instead of tracing paper. She writes about the different recomended papers and paints in her handbook ‘Drawing Out Your Soul’ that you can purchase from her web site.
Below are a three of the many drawings I created. I used acid free tissue paper for the personal awareness drawing, which I will put in a journal. I switched to old newsprint for some abstract designs since archival paper was not important. My digital files are enough for any possible future use. The other limitation of the newsprint was not being able to see what you are doing as well as you can with tissue. I found myself pressing little harder with my nails. As a result, you can see the ridges in my aging, damaged nails. It made for some interesting lines. The paint I used was water-soluble oil paint. Deborah also writes about the pros and cons of the different inks. I really enjoyed this technique and being surprised when I flipped the paper over. I want to do more non-personal insight drawings and use differant tools besides my fingers. My ‘to-do’ list is really growing! The portfolio, that I wrote about earlier, is almost finished. Just a few touch ups left to do after I clear my table of the Touch Drawing materials.
Celebration tissue paper
Absract Design 1 newsprint
Absract Design newsprint
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This is fascinating! I intend on taking an afternoon and exploring...what kind of board did you use? I'm thinking of a sealed masonite? Maybe plexiglass? A wonderful way to find and peel away the layers of ourselves...looking forward to this type of drawing.
ReplyDeleteI am really enjoying your blog and reading about all the different things you jump into with your art and share here. You are inspirational to me. Ty for that.
ReplyDelete> Hi Mary Ann, I'm sure anything that you have on hand that doesn't absorb the paint will do. I won't put you on the spot about showing us what you do, as I found it can be a little inhibiting. Just get a lot of paper and a quite spot and let it flow.
ReplyDelete> Yes, Robin that is the luxury of being retired from making a living with my art, I can play :O)
It is a bunch of exotic work that you have shared today, they are awesome! and thanks for introducing Deborah!
ReplyDeleteThanks padmaja. I create strange drawing when I can't really see what I'm doing. I didn't post the really bizarre ones :O)
ReplyDeleteWonderful! I like the way this method utilizes intuition to create unique art.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy, nice to see you here again :O)
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ReplyDeleteI loved being reminded of this technique...I've enjoyed exploring the method and now I'll revisit in the near future.
I love the way that your hand explores the page on all three of your sample...the abstracts are terrific....don't think I've seen anyone else create 'soul abstractions'...pretty cool.
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Thank you Donna, I think I'm more comfortable doing abstract designs.
ReplyDeleteI will join you in play in a couple of weeks. I love both abstracts. Great post.
ReplyDeleteThanks hwfarber, Look forward to it :O)
ReplyDeleteI have always believed that drawing-and painting- is healing, meditative and intuitive- if we could just let go of the restrictions, the worries, the tiny voice inside telling us 'it might not come out'- the inner critic. You have done some cool drawings here.
ReplyDeleteHi Donna, yes, it was an interesting and freeing process. The hardest part was getting up the nerve to post a few of the results, but I thought it would give others the courage to try it.
ReplyDeleteI especially love the third piece. What a fun technique! Will have to give it a try once I'm all moved in and settled. I think art is about exploring this deeper intuitive side.
ReplyDeleteZenDotStudio, thanks for commenting. I hope your move goes well. I agree that intuition plays the largest role in art.
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed doing something similar for years. I like the print quality that you get with such a simple technique. I use speedball printing ink on either plexiglass or you can even ink up a piece of mat card /mounting board. Oil inks work well too but I find it harder to get just the right amount on the base plate. Computer paper is great for lots of experiments. Love your blog Eva.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tips Susanne. You are such a top notch printmaker, I'm sure your touch drawings are fantastic!
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