Contour Drawing
Looking, Looking, Looking, then Drawing
What’s in a contour drawing…
Contour Line Drawing- A line drawing showing the outer and inner details of an object, including wrinkles, folds and other specific detailsBlind contour- drawing a continuous line while
looking at your object NOT at your paperContinuous line contour- when you do not pick up your pencil or pen from start to finishModified blind contour- looking at your object about 70% of the time and peeking at your paper only 30% of the timeImplied line- a break in a line that the eye connects (dashed line, row of footprints, etc.)
A contour drawing is not….
• An outline!!!!!!!• A quickly done sketch• A symbol of an object• A hunched-over-your
paper-hardly-looking up-at-what-you’re drawing, drawing
What a contour drawing is…
….supposed to look like!!!!
Contour drawing is…
• A accurate line drawing showing the interior and exterior edges of the subject
• Shows volume and depth by different lines
• Slowly, slowly done• Mostly looking
Successful contour?
Which is the better contour drawing?
Line is used to explore the interior
of a subject
Interior linesestablishdistance!
Different line thicknesshelps with form and
volumeRestate lines!
Yeah or nay?
…other examples…
…the journey is the destination
It’s not how fast you can go…