Upside Down Drawing

Upside Down Drawing

Upside down drawing was introduced to us by Caroline Cardus. It is a technique she is currently exploring for its right-side of the brain properties. For non-artists, it is incredibly useful with the saying 'draw what you see' in mind. This can confuse and we question what we see. Turning a picture upside down, draws out its key elements, lines and shapes and that is all we have to think about. It is much easier to 'draw what we see' now as our brain isn't sending us lots of left-side messages about what we think it should be. It's peaceful and great fun to do. Here is some more information about Betty Edwards' book on the subject for those interested in giving it a try. https://enhancedrawing.com/what-is-drawing-upside-down/

Caroline Cardus

Igor Stravinsky by Picasso

Two similar line drawings. The one on the left is by Picasso and the one on the right is by Caroline. The line drawing is of an older man with slicked down hair, wearing a large baggy three piece suit and tie with a pocket handkerchief sticking out of his top pocket. He is seated in a wooden framed chair and is sitting with legs crossed and his large hands are linked together in front of him as his arms rest on the chair.

Samantha Blackburn

Maureen

Pencil portrait of a smiling child. Upside down drawing by Samantha in memoriam of her late neighbour. The photograph is taken from the 1950s era.

Graphite drawing of a blackbird. Fluffy feathers around neck and the bird is looking off to the right.

Vici Wreford-Sinnott

Charlie Chaplin

A bold black and white graphic style image of Charlie Chaplin, the silent movie star. Blocks of balck shapes create the subjects, eyes, nose, signature moustache, mouth, ear, hairline and clothes comprising his trademark bowler hat and a jacket and white shirt. There are two identical images side by side but the first is upside down and the second is the correct way up.

"I've never considered drawing Charlie Chaplin before, in fact, I often say that I can't draw at all. Whenever I hear people say 'draw what you see', it completely confuses my addled brain as I have no idea where to begin. This was a fun exercise as the image was obviously upside down, as was my drawing, and I genuinely was focussed on drawing what I could see without thinking too much about a realistic representation. I chose bold blocks of dark and light as I felt it was a simple place to start. It was hard, and you can't see all my initial mistakes and corrections, all upside down and based on shape, which I drew in graphite pencil. I've overlaid the pencil with black marker to get a closer representation of the blocks of black. Far from perfect but very satisfying." Vici Wreford-Sinnott.

Steph Fuller

Igor Stravinsky by Picasso

In the centre of the page of a white art pad is a line drawing of Igor Stravinsky by Steph Fuller, copying from the Picasso drawing upside down. The line drawing is of an older man with slicked down hair, wearing a large baggy three piece suit and tie with a pocket handkerchief sticking out of his top pocket. He is seated in a wooden framed chair and is sitting with legs crossed and his large hands are linked together in front of him as his arms rest on the chair.

Pauline Heath

Elephant

Pencil outline drawing of an elephant - presented on art pad.

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