Contour Line Descriptive Line is an Element of

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Contour Line Descriptive Line is an Element of Art

Contour Line Descriptive Line is an Element of Art

Contour Lines that surround and define the edges of a subject, giving it shape

Contour Lines that surround and define the edges of a subject, giving it shape and volume. These should not be confused with a form's outlines Picasso War and Peace n

Discibes volume or mass of an object. Pablo Picasso Andy Warhol Five Views of

Discibes volume or mass of an object. Pablo Picasso Andy Warhol Five Views of an Onion, 1950 s

Picasso - Igor Stravinsky n Contour defines the edges and surface ridges of the

Picasso - Igor Stravinsky n Contour defines the edges and surface ridges of the subject.

Contour Line creates a boundary n n “Art does not reproduce the visible; rather,

Contour Line creates a boundary n n “Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible. ” Paul Klee

Separates one area from another Alexander Calder Elephant, c. 1928 Wire and wood Henri

Separates one area from another Alexander Calder Elephant, c. 1928 Wire and wood Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Madame Thadee Natanson at the Theater

Learning how to contour draw will… n Enhance your drawing skills. n Help you

Learning how to contour draw will… n Enhance your drawing skills. n Help you Observe and understand objects.

Cross Contour Cross contour lines are drawn lines which travel, as the name suggests,

Cross Contour Cross contour lines are drawn lines which travel, as the name suggests, across the form. Cross contours may be horizontal or vertical, or both. Often, in more complex forms, crosscontours will be drawn at varying angles.

They can be complex or simplified

They can be complex or simplified

When drawing contour… n Let your eyes follow the contour of the object you

When drawing contour… n Let your eyes follow the contour of the object you are drawing.

You look at the object and not at your drawing. M. C. Escher

You look at the object and not at your drawing. M. C. Escher

n When drawing contour let your eyes stare for two minutes at the object’s

n When drawing contour let your eyes stare for two minutes at the object’s contour. As you follow with your eye, try to draw what you see.

The line should be continuous.

The line should be continuous.

Focus n Draw the line slowly and with care. Citation Needed

Focus n Draw the line slowly and with care. Citation Needed

Use Pressure on pencil n To make thick and thin lines.

Use Pressure on pencil n To make thick and thin lines.

Step 1. Focus eyes on one point

Step 1. Focus eyes on one point

Step 2. Place pencil on paper Step 3. Imagine that your eyes are the

Step 2. Place pencil on paper Step 3. Imagine that your eyes are the pencil as your eyes move, the pencil moves.

Step 4. Do not take your eyes off the form …move your eyes slowly

Step 4. Do not take your eyes off the form …move your eyes slowly along the contour, the pencil should be moving along the same contour. Pretend your eyes and your pencil are attached.

Step 5. Try to coordinate your pencil with your eyes …do not move your

Step 5. Try to coordinate your pencil with your eyes …do not move your eyes faster than your drawing

Step 6. Act like you are touching the object you are drawing

Step 6. Act like you are touching the object you are drawing

Step 7. Move slowly, there is no finishing point.

Step 7. Move slowly, there is no finishing point.

Finished Piece

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