Blind Contour Drawing: A Creative Warm-Up to Loosen Up and Let Go

Blind Contour Drawing: A Creative Warm-Up to Loosen Up and Let Go

Blind Contour Drawing: A Creative Warm-Up to Loosen Up and Let GoAnna Berends van Loenen
Published on: 2026/06/11

Blind contour drawing is one of the simplest warm-ups you can do and one of the most freeing. Learn the basics, try a no-peeking trick, and work up to drawing your own portrait.

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Charcoal Portrait on a Gelli Plate

Charcoal Portrait on a Gelli Plate

Charcoal Portrait on a Gelli PlateAnna Berends van Loenen
Published on: 2024/03/08

I like using the gelli plate in less conventional ways. Using a newspaper and charcoal to make a portrait in my sketchbook was a nice little experiment.

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