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

2. Contour Drawing
Descriptive Line

3. Contour Line
A Two Minute Pose
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4. Contour drawing shows the outline of the subject.
Picasso
War and Peace

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

6. Picasso Contour defines the edges and surface ridges of the subject.
- Igor Stravinsky
Contour defines the edges and surface ridges of the subject.

7. Contour Line creates a boundary
“Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible.”
Paul Klee

8. Separating one area from another
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Madame Thadee
Natanson at the
Theater

9. Learning how to contour draw will…
Enhance your drawing skills.
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10. It will allow you to…
Observe and understand objects.
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11. When drawing contour…
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Let your eyes follow the contour of the object you are drawing.

12. You look at the object and not at your drawing.
M.C.Escher

13. 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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14. The line should be continuous.

15. Focus
Draw the line slowly and with care.
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16. Use Pressure on pencil
To make thick and thin lines.

17. Gesture Drawing
Descriptive Line

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

19. Gesture Drawing
Picasso
Don Quixote

20. Gesture Line…
Is an Expressive Movement
Using a Guideline
Vilppu

21. Gesture…
Captures the feeling of motion.

22. Gesture uses very little detail
Justin Sweet

23. Imagine Thin Continuous Flow of Line Coming Out of the Drawing
Justin Sweet

24. Looping
Twisting
Changing
Direction
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25. Lines are Drawn Quickly
Justin Sweet

26. Sketched Freely
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27. Loosely
Vilppu

28. Even Recklessly
Helen South

29. It can look like scribbles
Justin Sweet

30. In order to capture movement
Justin Sweet

31. Unlike Contour…. Gesture represents the interior of an object.
Justin Sweet

32. Concentrate on Showing position and movement with a guiding line.
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33. Assignment : Examples of Student’s Work
Contour

34. Contour

35. Contour

36. Gesture

37. Gesture

38. Answer on a Separate Piece of Paper 10 Questions:
Title your paper: Contour and Descriptive Drawing.
Add your name and period number.

39. Question 1
The two types of lines, contour and gesture belong to the ____(fill in the blank)_____ of Art.

40. Question 2
Contour and gesture line is a (fill in the blank) line?

41. Question 3
A contour drawing defines what aspects of the subject?

42. Question 4
List the important steps to make a contour drawing.

43. Question 5
Name at least 3 artists in the PowerPoint that used contour line in their art.

44. Question 6
Gesture line starts the __(fill in the blank)___ of the pose.

45. Question 7
Gesture line expresses __(fill in the blank)___ in a subject.

46. Question 8
Gesture uses very little __(fill in the blank)___ .

47. Question 9
Unlike contour, gesture represents the __(fill in the blank)___ of an object

48. Question 10
List the important steps to make a gesture drawing.