Contour Drawing

contour drawing google definition:

an essential technique in the field of art because it is a strong foundation

for any drawing or painting.

it can potentially modify a subject's form through variation within the lines.

it's objective is to capture the

life, action, or expression of the subject.

we were to go home and do a gesture drawing of something we found

around the house.

naturally, i chose an oven mitt.

this is how it turned out.

i started off with a light sketch of the shape mitt that you can't see anymore.

this light sketch took under a minute to do.

this type of sketch is called a gesture drawing.

(for my post on the gesture drawing look here:

http://oodlesofcodles.blogspot.com/2014/12/gesture-drawing_2.html)

i then took a better and closer look.

i noted the stitches that went all through the mitt.

i noted the parts that were darker than others.

i created definition between some of my lines.

in all, this drawing took under 5 minutes to do.

through this project i learned that:

it's okay for it to not be perfect.

it's okay to be sloppy.

it's okay to not hold the pencil the way you're used to.

it's okay to do sketches.

it's okay to mess up.

it's okay to practice.

why i did what i did:

i have had experience in the past doing still life's and

working with sketching.

i decided to pick something easy but with a little bit of detail.

i started with getting the general shape of the object first.

because that way, you can erase easy'without too many consequences for messing up.

i then added the detail.

even with the detail, it still looks like a sketch.

mission accomplished.

this project is a great way for:

~students to learn how to sketch and let go with their artwork~

~give the students an opportunity for a slight break from intense art~

~let the students see that it is okay to not make a perfect drawing the first time~

~students to know what a contour drawing is~