Mark-Making Exercises

Developing a visual vocabulary through mark-making

non-dominant hand

Being forced to use your non-dominant hand will take us out of our comfort zones and we will discover new marks and expand our mark-making vocabulary. By drawing with your non-dominant hand you are giving yourself the opportunity to be more free with your line. Drawing with our non-dominant hand might even silence our inner critic.

Forced to use your non-dominant hand

non-dominant hand

non-dominant-hand exercise

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Drawing simultaneously with both hands

non-dominant hand

Simultaneous drawing with left and right hands

This exercise involves drawing with your dominant and non-dominant hands

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Scribbling with Your Non-Dominant Hand, Guided by Music

automatic drawing, non-dominant hand

automatic doodling lines

This exercise explores spontaneous scribbling with your non-dominant hand, guided

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Observe then draw blind

blind contour, continuous Line, mind's eye, non-dominant hand

blind contour non-dominant hand drawing

This is a blind contour, continuous line drawing using first

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