Chapter 1 | A SCRATCH OR A BIRD?
We usually scratch through a drawing very quickly out of frustration, because we are dissatisfied. A bit sad in this case for that man playing with his the dog, all scratched out…
Actually that scratch is also a kind of drawing… isn’t it?
Exercise 1: Draw a large scratch on a sheet of drawing paper in one smooth or wild motion. Beautiful or ugly, both are good! Decorate your scratch with color.
Here are two examples of pupils:
Sometimes you unexpectedly see something recognizable in a scratch or in a stain afterwards. For example, the scratch at the beginning of this chapter has suddenly acquired the head of a bird (image below). One of the nicest things about drawing could be just making something out of some scribbles on paper.
Exercise 2: Again draw a few large smooth or wild scratches on a sheet of drawing paper as loosely as possible. See if you somewhere discover something recognizable.
A scratch or a bird?