Contour Portraits
Contour Portrait Contour Drawing: Drawing the lines the define the edges of an object and its details Portrait Drawing: Drawing of a human subject
Proportion and Scale The Proportions between facial features are fixed – they stay the same even if the scale changes Artists use Grids to help them keep proportions correct when they enlarge images
Take It Up A Notch
Watercolor We will add watercolors to enhance our final drawing Wet-on-Wet Wash Wet entire paper Add paint colors Allow them to blend/bleed together
Watercolor Up for a challenge? Apply your watercolor with more purpose (A PLAN) OPTIONS: Apply watercolors purposefully within the portrait
Watercolor Up for a challenge? Apply your watercolor with more purpose (A PLAN) OPTIONS: Apply watercolors purposefully in the background
Watercolor Up for a challenge? Apply your watercolor with more purpose (A PLAN) OPTIONS: Apply watercolors purposefully within the portrait AND in the background – make a statement that ENHANCES you drawing