figureportraiturebackpackstill-lifeAll these drawings are "modified" contour drawings. That is when your working with your object and looking at your paper, but you still keep the work limited to one line only. When you make modified contours it is much easier for the artist to lift his/her utensil a few times and start back on that spot without any sign of it. However, blind contour drawings are usually one line because it is difficult to lift the utensil and place it in the same spot again, without looking at the paper.
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These are blind contour drawings, which means that we had to look at our hand and draw it in one fluent line, but not look back down at our paper. I like the way these turned out because even though they are very misshapen, you can still see the figure each hand was making, and that's the most important part. I have found blind contours to be a peaceful media to use because there isn't that anxiety you get when working with a detailed drawing. The turn out is rewarding if the artist knows how to keep a steady hand and focus on the contour lines seen by the naked eye.
This was our class' first assignment. We had to draw our hand, in shading, with as much detail as possible. We had to do the same thing with drawing a corner/part of the classroom. These were done in pencil on manilla paper. Being the skill level I am at, this task was no challenge, but it did take some time to complete because I wanted to get all the details in. Working with pencil is relatively easy for a beginner, but to get down all the techniques for shading properly is an acquired trait.
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May 2015
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