[Blindtlk] drawing ideas

Sat Aug 28 13:45:37 UTC 2010

Brads are awesome, and yes, easy to carry around...you can use the
containers that they use for seed beads or paints (Buddy cups are
great, and you can put a Braille label up top with the colour of the
brads (for example, G for gold, Bs for Brass, Y for yellow...just like
with clothing lables).

You might also consider getting a sewel board. Your budding artist can
draw her picture with pencil, then trace it on the sewel board for
instant tactility (that a word?). It is basically a raised line
drawing at that point.

Good luck!

On 8/28/10, Julie J <julielj at windstream.net> wrote:
> Uh...I don't even know what that is. Can you explain?
>
> Thanks!
> Julie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 10:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] drawing ideas
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>
>> Have you tried a screen-board?
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 5:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] drawing ideas
>>
>>
>>> Jewel,
>>>
>>> thanks for the idea with the brads.  I had no clue they came in all those
>>>
>>> shapes and colors.  I will definitely check that out tomorrow when I go
>>> to the store.
>>>
>>> I don't think that puff paint will work so well.  We only have about 45
>>> minutes or so.  I don't think puff paint dries that quickly.  We meet in
>>> various places and there isn't anywhere to store things in between
>>> visits.
>>>
>>> The brads will be small and lightweight enough that I can tote them back
>>> and forth easily.
>>>
>>> I used to be on the crafters list, but I needed to cut back on the number
>>>
>>> of lists I subscribe to.  Too many things to do and never enough time!
>>> *smile*
>>>
>>> Julie
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jewel S." <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 6:52 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] drawing ideas
>>>
>>>
>>>>A really simple way to do tactile drawings is to draw it with pencil
>>>> or pen, then trace it with Elmer's glue or puffy paint. Let it dry and
>>>> it's tactile!
>>>>
>>>> I found that creating pictures using brads is a lot of fun and very
>>>> interesting. Brads are those little things with two pieces behind that
>>>> are usually used to hold paper together (often you see a brad glued on
>>>> a manilla folder). Brads come in circles, squares, stars, hearts, and
>>>> many other shapes (they are used a lot for scrapbooking and can be
>>>> found in that section). They come in a multidue of colours, but they
>>>> all feel the same except for shape...but if arranged on fabric with
>>>> tactile appearance in mind, it makes a very lovely picture. I did one
>>>> that was a leaf-bare tree (spiraled gold, silver, and brass brads)
>>>> with a night sky (silver star brads and silver circle studs in the
>>>> shape of a crescent moon). I called it Aline in the Dark. I did it
>>>> very soon after I lost much of my vision, and it really represents how
>>>> I felt in that first depressing time before I got used to my
>>>> blindness. They are very time-consuming, though. Each brad has to be
>>>> placed then closed on the other side (and sewed down if you want to
>>>> assure it stays). My small artpiece, six by six inches, took over 300
>>>> brads. Then, if you don't want the ugly back side, you need to sew on
>>>> a backing or glue it to a board.
>>>>
>>>> Sighted people can also make some really awesome Braille drawings.
>>>> We've been talking about Braille drawings on the crafter's corner
>>>> listserv. Sighted artists can get an overall look at a Braille drawing
>>>> that a blind person may not understand, to creat an awesome drawing
>>>> that everyone can enjoy. A friend of mine used a CCTV early in her
>>>> years as a TVI to design a Braille drawing of a helicopter. I simply
>>>> can't imagine how that would be done, but with sight, she pulled it
>>>> off pretty well, she says.
>>>>
>>>> Hope those ideas help...you might join the NFB Crafters' Corner
>>>> list...we've been talking about tactile drawings a lot lately!
>>>>
>>>> On 8/27/10, Julie J <julielj at windstream.net> wrote:
>>>>> Hello!
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm wondering if anyone has inexpensive ideas on how to do tactile
>>>>> drawings?
>>>>>  The drawings will be free form pictures for recreational purposes.  I
>>>>> mentor a young lady in junior high school who is sighted.  She enjoys
>>>>> drawing and I'd like to figure out some way that we could draw
>>>>> together.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm fairly good with sewing and craft things and would be willing to
>>>>> put
>>>>> something together.  I'm also willing to spend up to $20 on materials.
>>>>> Bonus
>>>>> points if there is some way to incorporate various tactile surfaces to
>>>>> represent color. I'd like to purchase supplies locally instead of
>>>>> ordering
>>>>> them if at all possible.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd really appreciate any ideas or resources.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks much!
>>>>> Julie
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>>>> ~Jewel
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