One of the fastest ways for me to get a feeling for a student’s drawing style and natural line is to have them draw with their eyes closed. This exercise requires three markers in primary colors and a timer. Students are asked to close their eyes for one minute and draw a full human skeleton with a yellow marker. I count down the minute outloud every ten seconds. I have them hold up their drawings so their neighbors can see them, and then close their eyes again and repeat this with an orange or red marker right on top of the yellow drawing, show their neighbors, and then do it again with a blue marker. These drawings took three minutes and somehow they always look good. Most people cWhen I look at them I get a strong feeling for someone’s natural line and drawing style. If you try this exercise with a group of people, it’s very important that you count down the minutes every ten seconds and that people show each other their drawings after each layer.
