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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
HOW can YOU create a CONTOUR drawing??
CONTOUR lines not only shows us the shape of the subject/object they show us the edges. You can see the depth of the object by the way the contour lines are drawn. A contour drawing does not show us where the light source is, leaving some things about the subject/object a mystery.
Mona Brookes, author of Drawing for Older Children and Teens, writes:
"By following what appears to be the outline edges of an object, you can create an impression of it. Contour Drawing is a style of realistic drawing, but it doesn't capture the kind of three-dimensionality that you can achieve with shading."
Below notice the way Pablo Picasso uses a line to represent most of the edges of the figure below. He tried to keep the correct proportions and successfully portrays the physical characteristics of the model. Learning how to create contour drawings is a fundamental skill that all artists should develop.
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