[Nfb-krafters-korner] Braille pictures

[Lindy van der Merwe]

Even though it is non-colored dots on the paper, I remember that as a 
partially sighted child, I could actually see the dots very well as long as 
they were only made on one side of the paper.

My children were able to immediately identify the pictures I have done so 
far, especially once they clicked that I wasn't showing them braille letters 
or numbers, but actual pictures.
Having had some sight as a child, I still love the idea of coloring in. 
Drawing something in braille actually gives me a chance to experience this 
activity again.
I like the fact that one can draw straight lines and curved ones in a 
controlled way.
Lindy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jill" <jillbilly4 at comcast.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 3:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Braille pictures


> Hi Paulette,
> I have had great luck so far.  My family has been able to see them and 
> make
> out my drawings.  Last night I made  a cat's head with a collar and little
> heart hanging off it.  Olivia who will be 3 on the 21st, was able to make 
> it
> out.  We even used it for a coloring page to do together.  Not sure that 
> she
> or I did a great job coloring, but we enjoyed the activity.
>
> Jill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Paulette Vickery
> Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 7:02 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Braille pictures
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> I absolutely love these braille pictures. But, what is the point of 
> sharing
> them with sighted people? They will just say that they are hard to see
> because they are the same color as the paper they are on. Also, how can
> sighted children draw them if they are hard to see. Sighted people are so,
> well, sight dependent, they don't want to do anything else but look at
> something.
>
>
>
> Paulette
>
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