Let's create a realistic blot in Photoshop.

First we need a brush.

It's simple - create a new document, for example, 30x300 pixels in size.

Fill it with black and set it as a new brush. (Edit->Define Brush Preset) Then create a new document. Attention! In order for our blot to not be flattened, the dimensions of the new sheet must be equal both vertically and horizontally. In short, the new document should be square. (for example, 1000x1000 px) Select our newly created brush, and set approximately (more creative freedom!) the following parameters:

Now, slightly varying the size of the brush, you need to paint something like this: (here everyone will have their own way, and that’s good)

Now Filter->Distort->Polar Coordinates and Rectangular to Polar You will get the following:

Now under the layer with this... let's call it a spread, make a new layer, fill it with white.

Select the layer with the spread and do Merge Down (or Ctrl+E).

Then we blur the result (Filter->Blur->Gaussian Blur) so that it looks something like this:

Attention! The degree of blur is inversely proportional to the splatteriness of the future blot.

Now Image->Adjustments->Threshold. Here, by moving the slider, you select the shape of the blot. Having chosen the one you like, click OK.

So, almost done, but... the edges are a little angular. Truly a discrete blot!

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In the good old days, when writing used quills that had to be dipped in ink, making a blot on paper was as easy as shelling pears. It was enough to gape a little, not completely shake off the pen, or simply jerk your hand carelessly, and the letter would be ruined. There was a huge blot on it, indicating that the work would have to be rewritten. Nowadays, only people who are passionate about rarities write with a pen in order to feel the atmosphere of the past.

Fountain pens vs fountain pens

In Soviet times, there were devices that had to be refilled with ink yourself. Confusions with blots occurred less frequently, but were not completely eliminated. Fountain pens, like their predecessors, continued to spoil writing, forcing people to redo, rewrite, and tear out damaged sheets. Now that the fountain pen rules the roost, it is almost impossible to see a blot. Such an event can only happen in emergency situations, for example, if the rod leaks in hot weather. Children began to forget what a blot is, because a fountain pen is convenience and practicality.

Blot in cartoons about schoolchildren-idlers

In many of our favorite Soviet cartoons about would-be students, there are episodes when a schoolboy writes an ink in his notebook. While doing homework, which already seems difficult to him, the character begins to get terribly angry because of the opportunity that has occurred. Modern children, watching old cartoons, wonder what a blot is and where it comes from. It is difficult for them to understand the whole mechanism and history of the formation of a blot, because the fountain pens they use do not flow. Here, as always, parents come to the rescue, who can not only explain everything clearly, but also clearly show the child, using paints, gouache or watercolor as an example, how to draw a blot. Learning new things is much more interesting if you do it together.

Collaborative creativity

The shape of a blot resembles a blurry spot of paint or ink. The most accurate way to explain it to a child is in several ways, for which you will need a sketchbook and paints, a brush and a simple pencil:

1. The first method is with a brush and paints. Having dipped the brush in water, and then thickly smeared it with paint, you need to lift it above the album sheet and wait until a drop of color falls on the sheet. Under the force of its weight it will take on a unique shape. It’s easy to draw a blot; even a one-year-old baby can handle it.
2. The second way is using a simple pencil. How to draw a blot with a pencil? It’s simple, if you’re not afraid and show a little of the creative abilities that are inherent in each of us. To do this, you just need to reproduce on paper circles or ovals that are uneven in shape and proportions. This should be done by including imagination in the work, because each blot is unique. Inexperienced artists may think they are the same, but this is completely misleading.
3. The third original way of drawing blots would be this: first, you should completely paint a landscape sheet or any canvas intended for work with uniform paint. Then you should dip a clean brush in plain water and, without shaking it off, hold it over a previously decorated sheet of paper. A drop of water will certainly fall on the canvas and leave a mark in the form of a blurry place. This will be the blot. This method answers the question of how to draw a blot with clean water. Using it as a competition at events, you can captivate kids for a long time, and this, as we know, is very valuable.

How to draw a blot and turn it into a masterpiece?

That's not all. The resulting blurry spots can easily be turned into funny monsters or wonderful jellyfish. After clearly explaining to your child how to draw a blot, you can begin this more exciting activity. This is easy to do by adding a few original details: eyes, nose, mouth. You can draw whole families of similar monsters or make them all different. Everything is decided by imagination and fantasy. Drawing is easy when you do it in a good mood and in a cheerful company. Such interesting joint creative events are also good to hold in large children's companies, for example, at some kind of holiday. Children will have great fun laughing at each other's original masterpieces.

Draw with your children and the whole family - it's exciting and funny.

Use of non-traditional drawing techniques (blotography).

Purpose of the master class: introducing teachers to the use of an unconventional drawing technique - blotography.

Introduce the technique of "blotography"

Teach various variable methods of depiction in technology

"blotography"

Develop creativity

To promote the development of interest in artistic and aesthetic activities

Cultivate a sense of beauty

Material:

watercolor; brown mascara; cocktail straw; brush.

Main stages of the master class:

1. Theoretical part.

2. Practical part.

3. Summing up.

1. Theoretical part

Using non-traditional drawing techniques in the classroom

visual activities, contribute to the development of creative

abilities of preschool children. There are many techniques

unconventional drawing. The child loves to quickly achieve results in his work, and unconventional drawing techniques contribute to this.

What is blotography?

Blotography- this is a great way to have fun and usefully spend time,

experiment with colors, create unusual images. This technique is based on a regular blot. In the process of drawing, spontaneous images are first obtained. Then the details are completed.

Blotography:

Helps develop the ability to convey a silhouette image,

practice skills in working with paints and brushes.

Perfectly develops creativity, imagination, fantasy.

Develops aesthetic perception of works of art

art, attention, accuracy, determination.

Develops eye and coordination.

It is successfully used by psychologists in correctional classes.

The "blotography" technique is a method of drawing with drops of paint.

There are several ways to draw using this technique:

Drawing on the theme “Butterfly”.

Fold a sheet of paper in half. On one side of the sheet, near the line

fold, apply two fairly large spots of paint. Cover the second one

half a sheet and press tightly. Having unfolded the sheet, we get fancy

butterfly wings with unusual patterns. You can finish painting with a thin brush

her torso, head, antennae. The butterfly is ready.

Drawing on the theme “The magical transformation of a blot.”

Fold a sheet of paper in half. On one side of the sheet, in the center,

apply a few drops of mascara. Cover with the other half of the sheet and

smooth out. Having unfolded the sheet, we get two colored spots - blots. Now

you need to take a closer look and imagine who these resemble

blots. Using a felt-tip pen, we fill in the missing details and “revive” them.

Drawing on the theme “Enchanted Forest”.

2. Practical part.

View children's drawings using the "blotography" technique on the topic

"Enchanted Forest".

These drawings are made using a method called “blotography”.

The peculiarity of this method is that it is mainly used

for drawing fairy-tale scenes that use thin curved lines.

Very expressive drawings using this technique are obtained when necessary.

convey the image of a fairy-tale enchanted forest.

View illustrations on the theme “Fairy Forest”.

Look what the tree trunks look like? (human torso).

What do thick branches look like? (hands) .

What do thin branches remind you of? (fingers, hair).

Do they sit on tree branches? (owl, raven).

What grows between the roots, in the dark grass? (mushrooms) .

Which? (toadstools, fly agarics).

What's in the depths of the forest? (small hut on chicken legs).

Who lives in it? (Baba Yaga).

Today we will draw trees in an unusual way, using

blots. This method is called “blotography”.

To do this job you need a straw and black or black ink.

Brown color.

The sequence of drawing trees using the blotography technique:

1. Place a drop of liquid paint on the bottom of the sheet.

2. Place the end of the straw at a slight angle into the paint.

3. Blow on the drop through a straw, while directing its movements

up. You will get a tree trunk.

4. Changing direction - we make branches. Thin branches are obtained if

quickly move the straw from side to side or blow sharply on

small drops.

After drawing several trees, you can finish drawing the characteristic

details of the enchanted forest: hut, fly agaric, toadstools, etc.

3. Summing up.

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Master class for teachers.

Use of non-traditional drawing techniques (blotography).

Purpose of the master class: introducing teachers to the use of an unconventional drawing technique - blotography.

Tasks:

Introduce the technique of "blotography"

Teach various variable methods of depiction in technology

"blotography"

Develop creativity

To promote the development of interest in artistic and aesthetic activities

Cultivate a sense of beauty

Material:

watercolor; brown mascara; cocktail straw; brush.

Main stages of the master class:

1. Theoretical part.

2. Practical part.

3. Summing up.

1. Theoretical part

Using non-traditional drawing techniques in the classroom

visual activities, contribute to the development of creative

abilities of preschool children. There are many techniques

unconventional drawing. The child loves to quickly achieve results in his work, and unconventional drawing techniques contribute to this.

What is blotography?

Blotography - this is a great way to have fun and usefully spend time,

experiment with colors, create unusual images. This technique is based on a regular blot. In the process of drawing, spontaneous images are first obtained. Then the details are completed.

Blotography:

Helps develop the ability to convey a silhouette image,

practice skills in working with paints and brushes.

Perfectly develops creativity, imagination, fantasy.

Develops aesthetic perception of works of art

art, attention, accuracy, determination.

Develops eye and coordination.

It is successfully used by psychologists in correctional classes.

The "blotography" technique is a method of drawing with drops of paint.

There are several ways to draw using this technique:

Drawing on the theme “Butterfly”.

Fold a sheet of paper in half. On one side of the sheet, near the line

fold, apply two fairly large spots of paint. Cover the second one

half a sheet and press tightly. Having unfolded the sheet, we get fancy

butterfly wings with unusual patterns. You can finish painting with a thin brush

her torso, head, antennae. The butterfly is ready.

Drawing on the theme “The magical transformation of a blot.”

Fold a sheet of paper in half. On one side of the sheet, in the center,

apply a few drops of mascara. Cover with the other half of the sheet and

smooth out. Having unfolded the sheet, we get two colored spots - blots. Now

you need to take a closer look and imagine who these resemble

blots. Using a felt-tip pen, we fill in the missing details and “revive” them.

Drawing on the theme “Enchanted Forest”.

2. Practical part.

View children's drawings using the "blotography" technique on the topic

"Enchanted Forest".

These drawings are made using a method called “blotography”.

The peculiarity of this method is that it is mainly used

for drawing fairy-tale scenes that use thin curved lines.

Very expressive drawings using this technique are obtained when necessary.

convey the image of a fairy-tale enchanted forest.

View illustrations on the theme “Fairy Forest”.

Look what the tree trunks look like? (human torso).

What do thick branches look like? (hands) .

What do thin branches remind you of? (fingers, hair).

Do they sit on tree branches? (owl, raven).

What grows between the roots, in the dark grass? (mushrooms) .

Which? (toadstools, fly agarics).

What's in the depths of the forest? (small hut on chicken legs).

Who lives in it? (Baba Yaga).

Today we will draw trees in an unusual way, using

blots. This method is called “blotography”.

To do this job you need a straw and black or black ink.

Brown color.

The sequence of drawing trees using the blotography technique:

1. Place a drop of liquid paint on the bottom of the sheet.

2. Place the end of the straw at a slight angle into the paint.

3. Blow on the drop through a straw, while directing its movements

up. You will get a tree trunk.

4. Changing direction - we make branches. Thin branches are obtained if

quickly move the straw from side to side or blow sharply on

small drops.

After drawing several trees, you can complete the characteristic

details of the enchanted forest: hut, fly agaric, toadstools, etc.

3. Summing up.

Having prepared the necessary materials, you can move on to the creative process itself.

The first step in blotting, as in any form of fine art, is an idea. Think about the image you would like to create. Of course, your goal is not to repeat this image with a stain exactly, but only something similar. The idea is the basis of painting with spots.

Drawing technique: blotography.

There are two main techniques for drawing blotting, they can also be combined:

1. The first technique is drip. It is usually used to create landscapes. Take a large, stiff brush and saturate it with liquid or diluted watercolor in the color you want. If you need a small stain, lightly tap it on its wooden base. If it is large, then the saturated brush needs to be shaken over the place where you want to leave the stain. Of course, you can and should use different colors and spots of different sizes to create an interesting composition.
2. The spreading technique is also common. As in the previous method, you need to take a large “barrel” brush, but not necessarily a hard one. Shake the brush and make a large spot, it is important that it is very wet and with a lot of paint. Using a straw (plastic tube), blow the liquid in different directions to form a blot with various drips. Thus, you have created the basis for further creativity. You can design and add to this base depending on what it reminds you of. By the way, you can use the above-mentioned drip technique if it is appropriate and matches your idea.

Blotography is an opportunity to show your imagination and get positive emotions from the creative process. Two main directions of drawing blotting have something in common with the above-mentioned techniques.

• The first “way”: you conceive of a certain image or even a plot for yourself and embody it on paper (using the first technique).
• Second: you create a blot of an indeterminate shape, see what it reminds you of, and add details to its overall shape. That is, based on this form, you create your own.

This type of fine art is often used in kindergartens and primary schools, as it is not labor-intensive, but at the same time gives a wonderful result!

Master class on unconventional drawing

Master class on drawing.

Name. Blotography is normal.
Author. Gencheva Natalya Anatolyevna, teacher of additional education, Dniester Children and Youth Center, Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
This master class is designed for work in a children's creative association, drawing lessons for children aged 5 years and older, for teachers, educators, and parents.
Purpose: making drawings in an unusual way.
Target. Introduce the unconventional drawing technique “regular blotography”.
Tasks. Teach new ways of obtaining images, objectifying and “revitalizing” unusual forms (blots). Develop attention, thinking, artistic imagination from the abstract to the concrete. Cultivate accuracy when working.
Material: paper, paints, brushes, jars of water, wet wipes, pencils.
Presentation of the material. Guys, I received a letter from a colorful country, from our friend, the artist Raskraskin. Listen to what he writes.
Hello guys! I want to tell you what happened to me.
Yesterday
My sister brought it to me as a gift
A bottle
Black, black ink.
I started drawing
But right from the pen
He dropped a huge blot.
And it blurred
There is a spot on the leaf
It began to grow little by little:
On the left is a trunk, And on the right is a tail, Legs are like pedestals, Tall...
I will immediately
I added huge ears to the black ink,
And it turned out
Of course, he is - you guessed it - Indian... (elephant).
(poem by D. Ciardi “About the one who came out of a blot”) I am sending you several of my new works, made in an unusual way of drawing using regular blotography. I hope you enjoy them. See you. Your Raskraskin.

Looking at the drawings

Discussion. Children's reasoning about ways to obtain an image.
Do you want to learn how to draw like this? Children's answers.
Demonstration of drawing methods by the teacher.
For work you will need: paper, paints, brush, water, felt-tip pens or pencils.

Let's prepare the paints - add a few drops of water to each watercolor color, fold a sheet of paper in half and unfold it.

On one side, closer to the middle, drop a few greasy drops - blots. You can use paint of different colors.

Then fold the sheet in half along the fold line and move your palm up and down several times so that the paint spreads across the sheet. To “transform” a blot we will say the magic words.

Carefully unfold the sheet. You see a weird spot.

Think about it, what does that look like? Let your imagination run wild. “Revive” the blots - turn them into living creatures or objects. Carefully examine the blots, turning the sheets of paper in different directions. You can draw on some details with a pencil.

Questions for children about the drawing sequence.
Where do we start working?
Where are we going to put the paint?
How many drops will we drop?
When we put the leaf together, what will we do?
What should we do next?
When you figured out what it looks like you need to use pencils……..
Independent practical work of children.
Children master the usual blotography technique. The teacher works individually. Gives instructions, helps to obtain an image in an unusual way. Encourages independence. He advises you to carefully examine the blots, turning the sheets of paper in different directions. Shows as an example: this is my blot, if you look at it like this, it looks like a butterfly, you just need to finish drawing the antennae. What will your blots turn into? The teacher quietly, in his ear, asks each child about his plans and associations; he helps indecisive children with advice or indirect questions. The teacher works with more active, capable children. Gives them additional tasks. Analysis of children's works. At the end of the lesson, there is a general exhibition of “live” blots.