You will learn to:

• Create a still life drawing from life, using direct observation and contour line 

• Use variations in line weight in contour drawing to make one element jump out from the paper or another to sink into the background.

• Use contour lines can also be used to indicate reflections, a change in depth, or simply define shadows and highlights. 

Resources and Materials

• Checklist of all unit assignments

• Google Slides: Elements of Art: Line - Contour & Gesture

• Article: line weight

• Article: using contour lines to used to indicate reflections