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…