Contour Line Drawings - Instructor Linda D. State of Maine retired Art Teacher

 Contour Line Drawings

Materials needed:

Several sheets of plain paper

Ball Point Pen

Tape to hold paper in place

Optional:

Markers

Colored Pencil

Crayons

Contour Drawing is a basic drawing skill.

( I will try to attach some You Tubes)

I will explain more and demonstrate during the zoom session. We will be

observing and drawing hands. First we will make some “blind” contour line

drawings. Then we will practice the skill with just occasional peeks at the

paper. The purpose of this exercise is to work on eye/hand co-ordination.

The resulting drawings usually look a bit abstract or awkward. But in the

world of visual art making a pretty picture is not always the goal and

sometimes an “awkward” drawing can be quite powerful.

You may choose to work the entire time making line drawings

0r you may also add shading and/or color to the line drawings.

Below is an example. After drawing with a pen I used a marker to darken

the lines and then added shading with colored pencil. I introduced some

stars in the background because I have politics on my mind.




We had lots of fun during Linda's guided project! 

Here is the link to view todays program! 

Enjoy! 

Anita

Link:

Joan's Contour Drawing

Judy's Contour Drawing







Sharon P. contour drawing

Anita's contour drawings





Karen's contour drawing


Cathy 

Linda D



Claire L













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