@luther
We should probably not forget to write down how we did this stuff, we're bound to forget.
Drawing a picture
November 13th 2025
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Some of the earliest and longest-lasting forms of human communication are the paintings found in caves. Not only do they form a valuable document of animals and hunting practices but they give a window into how people saw the world, their values and their priorities. Perhaps the pictures you make will outlast this book.
You will need:
1. Really look
Really look, and try to forget everything you have learnt about what you are looking at. Look sideways, look upside down, squint. Do whatever you can to see what you are seeing for the first time.
2. Prepare your pigment
Pigment can be sourced from a variety of places: use your blood; burn some wood, grind the charcoal into a powder and then make into a paste with a little water.
3. What is your canvas?
A wall, a piece of paper, an actual canvas... whatever you like
4. Try & repeat
Just start. Be unafraid. Make marks, scrape, scratch, daub... you will make ugly marks to start off with but slowly you will learn the craft of getting the most out of the materials you have selected
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