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ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #92:
Painting with your non-dominant hand is a fun way to shake things up! I started by choosing my favorite acrylic ink primaries and some unconventional tools, which you can see below:
Then I let my intuition and my left hand make decisions about colors and shapes. Since I was painting outside, most of it dried quickly, making it easier to add a second and third layer. The feather and the tips of the droppers that come inside these bottles are great for making thin lines, and these specially modified bristle brushes can take the place of multiple tools.
The “getting unstuck” technique I mentioned is from Lynda Barry’s What It Is, which has other creative writing and drawing exercises you might like to try. She suggests setting a timer for 2 minutes, then very very slowly drawing a spiral until the timer goes off. It does seem to help!
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