Make a “blind contour” self portrait. A blind contour is a drawing where you do not look at the paper while you are drawing, and once you have put your pencil or pen on the paper, you don’t lift it again. Get all your materials prepared, and position yourself in front of a mirror. Pick up your pen or pencil. Look at the paper and put the tip of your utensil into position. Now, look in the mirror and start drawing your portrait. You can go as slowly (or as quickly) as you like–just don’t look at the paper until you are finished!
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Daily Creativity #55: Write About Someone You Don’t Know Well
Write about someone you know but don’t know much about–maybe your neighborhood mail carrier, or the checkout clerk at the supermarket. Think about what their life is like–really think about it. The only rule: you can’t interview them.
Daily Creativity #54: Write the Same Story From Different Perspectives
Who is telling the story? Try playing around with point of view. Write an outline for a short scene with two characters in conflict (it doesn’t have to be too serious, they could just be disagreeing over who gets to use the bathroom first or eat the last piece of pie). What happens? Why is there even an argument? Write the scene as a short story from one character’s perspective. Now switch roles, and write it again from the other perspective.
