Painting Challenge: Neurographic Art

February 18, 2022 / Diann Zimmerman

Scribble + color = reduced stress. 🙂

Paint Neurographic Art!

Include the topic hashtag in your WB&B Facebook group post: #NeurographicArt

Deadline Friday, February 25, 2022, 11:59 pm ET

This week’s challenge is to create Neurographic Art. It’s simple, and very relaxing to do.

The steps are simple:

Think about a challenge you’re dealing with, something causing you anxiety. Write it on the back of your paper.
With a permanent pen, scribble freely all over the paper while thinking about your challenge.
Round out the corners of each line intersection.
Add additional lines if you need to enhance your composition, and round out the additional intersections.
Add color with watercolor paint, gouache, or watercolor pencils.
Add more ink doodling if you’d like.

There are many YouTube videos available. This is one I like: Neurographic Art Tutorial: Mindfulness in Art by Bethany Thiele

Benefits of Art

by Fi Hewkin, Counsellor MBACP (Member of the British Association of counsellors and psychotherapists) — and amazing Moderator of WBB!

“Making art makes us feel good! Okay we all know that or why would we do it?

Did you know that even just looking at art is good for your health? Scientific studies have shown that viewing art relieves stress and can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. Researchers in the UK suggest that when we look at art that we consider really beautiful triggers all the same physical responses as when we fall in love. Now if that isn’t a good reason to potter off to a gallery, I don’t know what is!

Actually creating art, in any form is even better for us. The act of creating lowers markers for cortisol (stress hormone) and can raise serotonin levels. Making art positively impacts brain wave patterns, emotions and can help regulate our nervous system. The best bit is that it doesn’t even have to be great art. Doodling, colouring in, just messing about with paints all have the same benefits.

All this clever science tells us what we already know. Art is good for us!

Whether we are looking at it, making it, or enjoying playing with colour, it is all beneficial to our health.”

What is the prize?

One random winner will receive a mini Dream Board. (#ad) These special boards activate with water to produce varying degrees of black across a middle tone grey background. Your image then evaporates within minutes and you can create another. It is fun and relaxing to do!

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Challenge details:

Entries must be posted in the Facebook group: Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond
You may enter as often as you want
Open to all countries
Winner is chosen randomly
Include the topic hashtag in your post: #NeurographicArt
Deadline February 25, 2022, 11:59 pm ET (New York time)
Winner announced Sunday, February 27, 2022
If you also post your painting on Instagram, tag @watercolorbeginnersandbeyond. You could be randomly chosen for a QoR watercolor sample dot card.

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