AS YOU WALK OUT TODAY, TURN IN YOUR PORTFOLIOS!!!! Make sure you only have your GESTURE PROJECTS in your Portfolio… I do not want to look thru all your old artwork.

You will need your SKETCHBOOK for this next lesson…keep it on your desk open to a blank page.

What is gesture drawing? This type of sketching is basically capturing the movement of the subject quickly before the moment is gone. This can mean drawing the subjects as simply as possible, avoiding any details and just laying down the simple shapes.

Examples of GESTURE DRAWINGS

Contour Drawing

Contour Lines Contour lines are essentially “outlines” of an object.

Let’s practice! You will need a shoe  On the BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER of your sketchbook page, create a CONTOUR drawing of your shoe. You have 3 mins. Do NOT pick up your pencil 

Blind Contour Drawing

Blind Contour Lines Blind Contour Lines are BLIND outlines.

Contour VS Gesture When gesture drawing, your pencil or pen should mimic what your subject is doing. Flinging, striking, gliding. Don’t worry about details. In contours, imagine your pencil is a snail crawling across the object. Pay extra attention to all the details!

We are going to create a Contour/Blind Contour piece of Art We are going to create a Contour/Blind Contour piece of Art. Example of Blind Contour Drawing

Let’s practice! You will need a shoe  Using the remainder of your NEGATIVE SPACE, try a BLIND CONTOUR drawing of your shoe. You have 3 mins. *Overlapping is ENCOURAGED so don’t worry about that.

Now, add COLOR! You should have create many, many organic shapes with your overlapping contour lines. Use different colors and/or values to color in these shapes. DO NOT just retrace the line. We are filling in the positive space. You can also create patterns within the shapes for a more interesting outcome. This is EXACTLY what we will be doing for our actual project….so, PRACTICE.

We are going to create a Contour/Blind Contour piece of Art We are going to create a Contour/Blind Contour piece of Art. You will need a LARGE white sheet of drawing paper and your Portfolio. Go get it.

For our next project you will need: One separate sheet of white drawing paper. pick 3 markers, analogous colors….. This is EASIER THAN IT SEEMS……

Place your white sheet on top of your Portfolio … First things first…. Place your white sheet on top of your Portfolio … Place BOTH on your lap under your desk

The drawing…. Make sure you use all your page! Break up that negative space. DO NOT LIFT YOUR MARKER FROM THE PAGE (but please move your hand across the page…use your stage)! DRAW SLOWLY! DO NOT LOOK AT YOUR PAGE. ONLY LOOK AT WHAT YOU ARE DRAWING. Yes, they SHOULD overlap!

First you will attempt to draw a face… First you will attempt to draw a face….WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR PAPER  (Use one color of marker) Yes, it will feel weird and yes, it will look weird! Do not worry about it actually looking like the person  No peeking, I WILL make you start over.

Think of you marker as a snail… It is “crawling” across your subject…. In and out of edges…. Around details…. Slowly…. Do not pick up your marker! You will have 2 minutes for each drawing. Behave yourselves or you’ll make a mess of your artwork and maybe even your clothes ;)

Ready. Pick one of your 3 analogous colors. Now pick a face Ready? Pick one of your 3 analogous colors. Now pick a face. You will have 3 minutes to draw the face.

Now you will attempt to draw a HAND… Now you will attempt to draw a HAND….again WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR PAPER  (Use a second color of marker) Yes, it will feel weird and yes, it will look weird! Do not worry about it actually looking like the person  No peeking, I WILL make you start over.

Think of you marker as a snail… It is “crawling” across your subject…. In and out of edges (wrinkles….) Around details (nails)…. Slowly…. Do not pick up your marker! You will have 2 minutes for each drawing. Behave yourselves or you’ll make a mess of your artwork and maybe even your clothes ;)

Now you will attempt to draw a your shoe (yes, again)… Now you will attempt to draw a your shoe (yes, again)….this time you CAN LOOK. This last one is NOT a blind contour. (use the third color of marker) Keep moving slowly… Pay extra attention to details… DO NOT pick up your marker! Make use of the rest of your negative space!

After you’re done with your CONTOUR drawings…. Continue “breaking up” the negative space by taking any stray lines OFF THE PAGE. Pick 3 colored pencils that are closest to the 3 analogous colors you chose. You should have created many, many shapes by overlapping your contour lines….you will color your drawing SHAPE by SHAPE (one color per shape) using several values. Create PATTERN within some shapes for a more interesting outcome. (polka dot, checker board, striped…)

Your challenge! Make the FACE stand out! YOUR GOAL is to make the face stand out by making those shapes the LIGHTEST part of your artwork. Anything that is part of the face…keep it LIGHT.

We will be grading: 3 analogous colors used SHAPE by SHAPE. (Did the artist color in many shapes at one time? Laziness is not rewarded in this class. ) Negative space (is it broken up?) Value (dark, med and light values) Patterns!!!