Category: A5: Using our hands

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5: Using Our Hands – Madelaine Snelgrove

IN CLASS

Blindfolded sketching – object was smooth, octagonal and when holding it I noticed that there was an indented space just large enough for a tea candle. While I drew, I noticed that while I had an understanding of what the object likely looked like, I found it hard to keep track of where my pencil was on the paper. Because it was a symmetrical object though, this task wasn’t as difficult for me as I believe it was for others with more intricate or oddly shaped objects.

The fourth drawing was created without the blindfold on and able to see the object. I noticed that I felt required to be accurate and was far less loose with my drawings. For example, I noticed that I kept getting frustrated that I was making it taller than it actually was.

The object with my drawings.

 

AT HOME

I tasked my partner with finding an object for me to blindfold draw, which turned out to be harder than expected. We’ve lived together for a few years so finding an object that is new to me is hard. In the end, I did know what the object was but it had been boxed up for a few years so I couldn’t remember any of the details at all. It was also much larger than the candle holder which made it far more difficult to get an understanding of the geometry of the object.

The object was a label maker made of metal and plastic. I could generally feel where grooves and indents were as well as the change of material, but I realized once I took off the blindfold that there were many more details that I somehow missed.

          

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Assignment 5 – Using our Hands | Livia Newman

Blindfolded Feeling & Drawing

Initial tactile reactions

  • Item with exterior and interior (interior is easy to feel through exterior
  • Crinkly exterior
  • Smooth plastic feeling
  • Flap in middle that I can put my finger under
  • Very light weight
  • Room temperature
  • Interior is squishy, top is Moree squishy then the bottom
  • Slightly smaller then my hand

Blindfolded Feeling & Un-blindfolded Drawing

Object Reveal

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Samantha Miller – A5 – Using Our Hands

Assignment 5:

    

In Class:

 

Reflection:

I found this to be a fascinating and freeing exercise. Once you release the pressure to succeed at a blind drawing and you realize it is impossible to get it perfectly accurate, you start to really focus on form and feeling instead of accuracy. It became even more apparent once I tried to draw the object without the blindfold. It was harder to focus on simple forms and textures when I tried harder to make them look accurate. With the blindfold, it didn’t matter if the shapes I felt were in the right spot, but more that the gestures I made with the pen felt proportionate to the scale in my hand and to other shapes I had just drawn. This exercise reminded me that loose drawings that emphasize basic forms, gestures, movement, and weight are often just as effective as realistic drawings in conveying an object.

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A5: Using Our Hands – Luke Allard

In Class 

At Home

My partner selected this item for me to draw blindfolded. It was a great selection because it is not our item and was in storage in our rental apartment, so I was not aware of what it was (I still am not sure… weird sculpture someone left behind). Additionally, it is about 18″ tall so a little larger than what we worked with in class, making for an interesting exercise.

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Assignment 5 – Using our Hands | Anna Finn

Blindfold drawing. I could tell the object was a rubber duck from the shape and feel of the smooth rubber.
Blindfold drawing. There were some “accessories” that weren’t on a typical rubber ducky that I had a hard time identifying. The hat also had an interesting tactile pattern that I tried to identify and draw.
Drawing without blindfold. This was much easier to draw for many reasons. firstly I could see where my pen was on the page. Secondly it was easier to draw the object in perspective as I was looking at it with my eyes versus just feeling it. I don’t think I would have picked up on the hat pattern if I didn’t have to draw the object while blindfolded.

 

Drawing without blindfold

Object – rubber ducky gardener

At-home exercise

Blindfolded drawing. Tactile notes: soft and smooth overall. rougher and hard parts / leather stitching. The inside had some soft and warm wool. Leather was also squeaky.Overall it is an intricate and complex object but feels comfortable when wearing.
Blindfolded drawing. I used a soft pencil to try to convey the softness of the leather, while pen was used for outline and hardness of stitching.
Drawing without blindfold. Without the blindfold I could pick out all the intricate stitching and where the glove folded. Still a complex object to draw even without the blindfold

Object – baseball glove
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A5: Using Our Hands | Christopher Reid

In-class

Blindfolded: perspective and ‘elevation’ drawings of a mystery object.
Blindfolded: ‘plan’ drawing done by tracing around object with free hand while mirroring movement and feel with pen hand. Scribbles at bottom are of irregularities inside the smooth, cupped inner side.
With blindfold off: mystery object was a shell, drawn above in perspective and elevation. Photos of shell below.

At home

Blindfolded: various drawings of a mystery object.
With blindfold off: mystery object was a small ‘aux’ audio cable. Drawings are meant to replicate drawings done while blindfolded for comparison.

Extra

Idea for a smartphone with a display that can be ‘seen’ by the visually-impaired. Instead of squares of light and colour, pixels are rounded ‘pins’ that move up and down, allowing for the texture of the screen to change and display topographic ‘images’–or text in braille–that could be felt by running one’s fingers across it. Maximally-spaced cameras on the back can capture and combine multiple images into a 3-dimensional image that can then be displayed on the topography of the screen. One could take a photo of a landscape, or receive a photo from a loved one, and ‘see’ it by feeling it on the display. Such a display could augment existing audio and voice commands to provide a more complete smartphone experience for those with visual impairments.
Inspiration: Pin art board shows the potential of a variable-texture touch-based display.

 

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