Contour line drawing

Still life done with ink.

This is a cross contour drawing done on 18"x24" paper for my Observational Drawing course. (2017)

Amanda Howard cross contour

In this guide, find out what contour drawing is and how to create your own. It's a fantastic drawing exercise for beginners.

Drawabox: An exercise based approach to learning the fundamentals of drawing

I took a picture of a cross contour I did of a lamp.

Blind contour drawing Students draw 6-7 blind contour drawings of various objects, people or body parts. Various-sized boundaries are drawn around each drawing using cropping L's, activating the format (subject matter is touching at least 3 sides of the format), paying attention to the composition and focal point created in each image. 1 or 2 favorite drawings are chosen by the student and shapes are colored in using black (sharpie), white (paper), and gray (pencil). Line drawing is…

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