The Pareidolia Project: A Creative Drawing Experience

Have you ever seen a face or figure while looking at clouds? If so, you have experienced pareidolia. 

Pareidolia is the phenomenon of seeing faces, figures or other recognizable forms in random visual information, like clouds, wood grain or stains. In this course we will leverage this phenomenon into a creative drawing project. 

You’ll begin by randomly crumpling, tearing, twisting and forming numerous sheets of blank white paper into random shapes. You will then examine these paper forms for any indications of figures or other recognizable forms, the same way you might look for shapes in the clouds. Finally, you will draw whatever you saw. 

This unique drawing project will:

• Increase your creative skills by opening the mind up to new ways of thinking.
• Challenge you to explore line and mark making in new ways.
• Teach you to draw expressively with confidence and creativity.
• Teach you how to combine technical, expressive and creative aspects of drawing

This project will not only improve your traditional drawing skills, but increase your creative capacities as well. 

This course is perfect for anyone who wants to become more creative or improve drawing skills. Although some drawing experience s recommended, it is not required. This course is open to anyone regardless of drawing, art or creative experience. If you are interested in developing your drawing fundamentals please check out the courses in The Drawing Laboratory.