Element: Line/Contour line/hand and eye coordination

Paying attention to the form

Blind contour line drawing.  Careful observation drawing without looking at you pen or paper

  • continuous line
  • develops hand and eye coordination
  • improves concentration
  • removes judgement of what you are seeing
  • allows you to consider edges
  • consider direction
  • consider open and closed form
  • recognize repeated shapes and rhythms

Sighted contour

  • all of the above, but what has changed?

Principles

  • rhythm
  • repetition
  • unity
  • variety



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