Post on 17-Dec-2015
Assignment:Contour and Gesture Drawing
Descriptive Line is an
Element of Art
Contour Drawing
Descriptive Line
Contour Line
A Two Minute Pose
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Contour drawing shows the outline of the subject.
Picasso War and Peace
Not the volume or mass of an object.
“Fleur"
Henri Matisse
Picasso- Igor Stravinsky
Contour defines the edges and surface ridges of the subject.
Contour Line creates a boundary “Art does not
reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible.”
Paul Klee
Separating one area from another Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Madame Thadee
Natanson at the
Theater
Learning how to contour draw will…
Enhance your drawing skills.
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It will allow you to… Observe and
understand objects.
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Let your eyes follow the contour of the object you are drawing.
When drawing contour…
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You look at the object and not at your drawing.
M.C.Escher
When drawing contour let your eyes stare for two minutes at the object’s contour. As you follow with your eye, try to draw what you see.
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The line should be continuous.
Focus
Draw the line slowly and with care.
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Use Pressure on pencil
To make thick and thin lines.
Gesture Drawing
Descriptive Line
Gesture Line
A descriptive line that starts the form of the pose.
Justin Sweet
Gesture Drawing
PicassoDon Quixote
Gesture Line…
Is an Expressive Movement
Using a Guideline
Vilppu
Gesture… Captures the
feeling of motion.
Gesture uses very little detail
Justin Sweet
Imagine
Thin Continuous Flow of Line Coming Out of
the Drawing
Justin Sweet
Looping Twisting Changing
Direction
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Lines are Drawn Quickly
Justin Sweet
Sketched Freely
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Loosely
Vilppu
Even Recklessly
Helen South
It can look like scribbles
Justin Sweet
In order to capture movement
Justin Sweet
Unlike Contour….
Gesture represents the interior of an object.
Justin Sweet
Concentrate on Showing position
and movement with a guiding line.
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Assignment :Examples of Student’s Work
Contour
Contour
Contour
Gesture
Gesture
Answer on a Separate Piece of Paper10 Questions:
Title your paper: Contour and Descriptive Drawing.
Add your name and period number.
Question 1 The two types of lines, contour and gesture
belong to the ____(fill in the blank)_____ of Art.
Question 2 Contour and gesture line is a (fill in the blank) line?
Question 3 A contour drawing defines what aspects of
the subject?
Question 4 List the important steps to make a contour
drawing.
Question 5 Name at least 3 artists in the PowerPoint
that used contour line in their art.
Question 6 Gesture line starts the __(fill in the blank)___ of the
pose.
Question 7 Gesture line expresses __(fill in the blank)___ in a
subject.
Question 8 Gesture uses very little __(fill in the blank)___ .
Question 9 Unlike contour, gesture represents the
__(fill in the blank)___ of an object
Question 10 List the important steps to make a gesture
drawing.