Blind Painter Relies On Touch And Texture To Create Vivid Art.

IJTAGMILFS Published 04/24/2015

While art has always been a major part of John Bramblitt's life, it wasn't until he completely lost his sight that he tried to paint for the first time.

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This Texas-based artist is creating stunning vivid paintings that burst with color and texture.
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From the age of 11, Bramblitt's vision was gradually stolen from him by epilepsy.
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A year after he became fully blind, he attempted to learn how to draw without sight by using a kind of fabric paint with raised edges.
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After he forms a picture in his mind, he uses fabric paint to produce outlines that can be felt with his fingers.
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He discovered that different hues of oil paints don't feel the same in his hands - white, for example, is thick like toothpaste, while black is runnier. Knowing this, he can mix whatever shades he needs for his artwork.
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Meanwhile, braille on the tubes of paint help him identify the individual colors.
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And although he says his first successful drawing was misshapen and clumsy, the fact that he could connect lines and curves to form a picture left him with hope as bright as a ray of sunlight shining on a dark world.
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This Texas-based artist is creating stunning vivid paintings that burst with color and texture.
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From the age of 11, Bramblitt's vision was gradually stolen from him by epilepsy.
3.
A year after he became fully blind, he attempted to learn how to draw without sight by using a kind of fabric paint with raised edges.
4.
After he forms a picture in his mind, he uses fabric paint to produce outlines that can be felt with his fingers.
5.
He discovered that different hues of oil paints don't feel the same in his hands - white, for example, is thick like toothpaste, while black is runnier. Knowing this, he can mix whatever shades he needs for his artwork.
6.
Meanwhile, braille on the tubes of paint help him identify the individual colors.
7.
And although he says his first successful drawing was misshapen and clumsy, the fact that he could connect lines and curves to form a picture left him with hope as bright as a ray of sunlight shining on a dark world.
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Blind Painter Relies On Touch And Texture To Create Vivid Art.

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This Texas-based artist is creating stunning vivid paintings that burst with color and texture.

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From the age of 11, Bramblitt's vision was gradually stolen from him by epilepsy.

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A year after he became fully blind, he attempted to learn how to draw without sight by using a kind of fabric paint with raised edges.

4.
After he forms a picture in his mind, he uses fabric paint to produce outlines that can be felt with his fingers.

5.
He discovered that different hues of oil paints don't feel the same in his hands - white, for example, is thick like toothpaste, while black is runnier. Knowing this, he can mix whatever shades he needs for his artwork.

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Meanwhile, braille on the tubes of paint help him identify the individual colors.

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And although he says his first successful drawing was misshapen and clumsy, the fact that he could connect lines and curves to form a picture left him with hope as bright as a ray of sunlight shining on a dark world.

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1. This Texas-based artist is creating stunning vivid paintings that burst with color and texture.

2. From the age of 11, Bramblitt's vision was gradually stolen from him by epilepsy.

3. A year after he became fully blind, he attempted to learn how to draw without sight by using a kind of fabric paint with raised edges.

4. After he forms a picture in his mind, he uses fabric paint to produce outlines that can be felt with his fingers.

5. He discovered that different hues of oil paints don't feel the same in his hands - white, for example, is thick like toothpaste, while black is runnier. Knowing this, he can mix whatever shades he needs for his artwork.

6. Meanwhile, braille on the tubes of paint help him identify the individual colors.

7. And although he says his first successful drawing was misshapen and clumsy, the fact that he could connect lines and curves to form a picture left him with hope as bright as a ray of sunlight shining on a dark world.

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This Texas-based artist is creating stunning vivid paintings that burst with color and texture.

2.
From the age of 11, Bramblitt's vision was gradually stolen from him by epilepsy.

3.
A year after he became fully blind, he attempted to learn how to draw without sight by using a kind of fabric paint with raised edges.

4.
After he forms a picture in his mind, he uses fabric paint to produce outlines that can be felt with his fingers.

5.
He discovered that different hues of oil paints don't feel the same in his hands - white, for example, is thick like toothpaste, while black is runnier. Knowing this, he can mix whatever shades he needs for his artwork.

6.
Meanwhile, braille on the tubes of paint help him identify the individual colors.

7.
And although he says his first successful drawing was misshapen and clumsy, the fact that he could connect lines and curves to form a picture left him with hope as bright as a ray of sunlight shining on a dark world.