Contour Drawing
Henri Matisse, 'Matisse's Hand Holding a Fruit' (1944) Ink on Paper
Essentially, contour drawing is the outline of any object.
Youtube video about contour drawing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKHVqbM_xLU
Blind Contour Drawing
- Let your pencil follow your eye
- Don't lift your pencil off the paper - it should be one continuous line
- Don't look at the paper!!!
- Draw exactly what you see.... it doesn't matter if you get a bit lost
- Make sure your pencil hasn't left the paper!
The final image will look crazy but it doesn't matter - it's a visual record of the path your eye followed. Guess who this is?! (Drawn by one of my Grade 6 students).
Modified Contour Drawing
- Just the same as blind contour, but you can stop and look at the paper.
- Look at the object 95% of the time, your paper 5%
- If you stop to look at the paper, stop your pencil too. You should only draw while you're looking
- Make one continuous line - don't lift your pencil off the paper.
A guide to line drawing with examples: