Blind Contours

Blind contours were fun. The entire process.
The charcoal and conte I did two drawings of each, and chose the second both times to turn in to class. For the india ink I must've done at least three for each, and I was barely happy with either of the ones I chose. BUT, I loved the freedom which it allows. Sure, there's this huge restriction, but that's the beauty of it. It's not meticulous, its liberating.
I tried to really focus on line quality throughout the entire process, along with having my hand move at the same time as my eyes.
I tried starting in different places--my favorite is the nose, but it's not the most accurate, since I many times would come back up and one of the eyes would be very off balance. The most accurate turned out to be the forehead, but I also tried starting from the eyes, and that worked out nicely.
Conte was my favorite to work with. Charcoal was used up too quickly, and therefore left me with a squeaking nub, or the option of switching pencils. Conte, however, gave broader line variety because of the range of twists that could be executed and pressures applied.
I like stick and ink, but not for bind contours. Redipping is a really big necessity, and when I can't... well, it just screws everything up, and I feel like it was a waste.