Assignment: Contour and Gesture Drawing

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Assignment: Contour and Gesture Drawing Descriptive Line is an Element of Art

Contour Drawing Descriptive Line

Contour Line A Two Minute Pose Citation Needed

Contour drawing shows the outline of the subject. Picasso War and Peace

Not the volume or mass of an object. “Fleur" Henri Matisse

Picasso Contour defines the edges and surface ridges of the subject. - 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. Citation Needed

It will allow you to… Observe and understand objects. Citation Needed

When drawing contour… Citation Needed Let your eyes follow the contour of the object you are drawing.

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. Citation Needed

The line should be continuous.

Focus Draw the line slowly and with care. Citation Needed

Use Pressure on pencil To make thick and thin lines.

Gesture Drawing Descriptive Line

A descriptive line that starts the form of the pose. Gesture Line A descriptive line that starts the form of the pose. Justin Sweet

Gesture Drawing Picasso Don 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 Citation Needed

Lines are Drawn Quickly Justin Sweet

Sketched Freely Citation Needed

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. Citation Needed

Assignment : Examples of Student’s Work Contour

Contour

Contour

Gesture

Gesture

Answer on a Separate Piece of Paper 10 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.