Contour art

Amanda Howard cross contour

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

Weekly Warm Up #2 http://bekabielman.com/category/gallery/tree-pen-ink-series/ http://bekabielman.com/category/line-drawings Look at the three images by Beka Bielman. I would like for you to identify what type of balance Bielman is using in each of her tree compositions as well as the other elements and principles that are being used in each composition. Post your answers to the blog in the comment section. This will be 25% of your “Warm Up” Grade for the week. *New Vocabulary – Cross…

The first one is a line drawing of dandelions my husband gave me a few months ago. Dandelions are fine, but are by no means the prettiest flower out there. They do, however, rank pretty high on my list of favorites because they always signal that warm spring weather is near - a sentiment that seems foolish now that it's in the mid 90's and the "southern hug" of humidity has tightened its grip. The second one is of a bouquet from the table at my favorite cafe. It was the perfect day. Me, a…

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

A one line contour drawing of Michelangelo's David as a bust. Please ask permission before using this design.

They say that visual arts like drawing, painting and even sculpting starts with the drawing of a line. What if the line itself became the entire art? For

Confused about what direction you should make your brush strokes or drawing marks? Let's clear out the confusion with this cross-contour drawing exercise.

A surreal representation of a dune landscape with a disturbing whirlpool sun.