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Hello, I have a question for any blind artists! (self.Blind)
submitted by Feast_On_The_Bones
If anyone out there happens to be a blind artist I'm very curious about two things.
1. For someone who is blind from birth: If they were described an animal to draw, what would it look like?
2. For someone who was not born blind: If they were described an animal they had never seen before what would it look like drawn?
I hope this doesn't sound rude or insensitive, I'm really just very curious and fascinated by the idea.
1. For someone who is blind from birth: If they were described an animal to draw, what would it look like?
2. For someone who was not born blind: If they were described an animal they had never seen before what would it look like drawn?
I hope this doesn't sound rude or insensitive, I'm really just very curious and fascinated by the idea.
[deleted] 3 points 1y ago
No offense at all, I love it when folks take a genuine interest!
1. I was not born blind, but I became blind in both eyes over the course of 25 years via retinal dystrophy. I am lucky I got to see all I was able to see, when I was able. I sure miss it.
2. I would not know what it would look like - I paint with a very specific method I came up with. But - if you were to describe something to me and I were to paint it - it would be up to your interpretation as to what it would look like. I am blind full central vision in both eyes and low vision in my peripherals in both eyes.
I more or less, "feel", the space I need to work within and then, "feel", what I am painting. Funny thing is, I cannot draw or write legibly by hand anymore. It is always about vivid imagination.
1. I was not born blind, but I became blind in both eyes over the course of 25 years via retinal dystrophy. I am lucky I got to see all I was able to see, when I was able. I sure miss it.
2. I would not know what it would look like - I paint with a very specific method I came up with. But - if you were to describe something to me and I were to paint it - it would be up to your interpretation as to what it would look like. I am blind full central vision in both eyes and low vision in my peripherals in both eyes.
I more or less, "feel", the space I need to work within and then, "feel", what I am painting. Funny thing is, I cannot draw or write legibly by hand anymore. It is always about vivid imagination.
Feast_On_The_Bones [OP] 2 points 1y ago
That's really fascinating! I have often tried to draw without light or even with my eyes closed but never really made much. Drawing is difficult without applying a lot of pressure. However, I find sculpting to be really fun in the dark because I can feel it!
The way you describe "feeling" what you paint makes me think of that. Thank you so much for sharing!
The way you describe "feeling" what you paint makes me think of that. Thank you so much for sharing!
TechnicalPragmatist 2 points 1y ago
I would draw it by how it feels if I can get a stuffed animal version or something like that.
If I had no tactile reference I wouldn’t know how to draw it unless it was described really well and at that point I may hesitate.
I fall probably in to the first category. I became totally blind at about 8 but couldn’t see much to begin with.a very tiny bit and not very well at all and probably had 0 depth perception, I couldn’t even read.
If I had no tactile reference I wouldn’t know how to draw it unless it was described really well and at that point I may hesitate.
I fall probably in to the first category. I became totally blind at about 8 but couldn’t see much to begin with.a very tiny bit and not very well at all and probably had 0 depth perception, I couldn’t even read.
Feast_On_The_Bones [OP] 1 points 1y ago
Thanks so much for sharing! I had not thought about touching an object when I asked this question.
Would a stuffed animal or sculpture work better for you? Are forms that are soft easier to work with or something a bit more rigid?
Would a stuffed animal or sculpture work better for you? Are forms that are soft easier to work with or something a bit more rigid?
TechnicalPragmatist 2 points 1y ago
Both are fine, the most important is an accurate portrayal of it. That’s really the important part of it.
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