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Artist Draws Without Looking At The Page And It’s Amazing
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Artist Draws Without Looking At The Page And It’s Amazing

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*I admit, I wrote this myself in 3rd person – you can only toot your own horn sometimes these days :) ENJOY!

His name is Ian Sklarsky and he’s been drawing like this since he was young. “I’ve always liked Blind Contour because it allows me to focus on what’s right in front of me,” Sklarsky says. With one line he focuses on his subject and starts to draw, “I want to say I’ve drawn at least 4000 portraits.”

Each day Sklarsky draws 5-10 things mastering Blind Contour. “I have met some amazing people and have been flown to places to draw at events that are VERY cool.”

“I go to bars and events, set up shop and wait for the first person to sit down… after that there is usually a line until I finish. Once I had a small fight break out because people were standing in line for so long and I had to leave, I said I could only draw [this] many more and some people started arguing with the security,” Sklarsky says. His drawings take around 7 minutes with watercolor and his trademark wax stamp, “I’ve been doing this way before Game of Thrones made it cool again”.

Check out more of Ian Sklarsky’s work and see if you can make one of his appearances to be drawn live… It’s worth the wait.

More info: iansklarsky.com

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rabbitinred72 avatar
rabbitinred
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is brilliant, so much so that I'm American and we don't say this!

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Eniola
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You now, just said, Americans don't say that something is brilliant. Setting the bar high for Americans aren't you?

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VikiThurman
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Artists do this all the time. It is called blind contour drawing and it is a common exercise. It's cool and all, but hardly unique.

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NiamhMcKinney
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish I could draw this well looking at the paper:) Great job!!!

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rabbitinred
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is brilliant, so much so that I'm American and we don't say this!

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Eniola
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You now, just said, Americans don't say that something is brilliant. Setting the bar high for Americans aren't you?

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VikiThurman
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Artists do this all the time. It is called blind contour drawing and it is a common exercise. It's cool and all, but hardly unique.

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NiamhMcKinney
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish I could draw this well looking at the paper:) Great job!!!

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