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Learn how to use contour lines to define shapes and create depth in your drawings. Explore the history of contour drawing and its practical applications. Discover tips on improving your art with contour lines. Watch examples and tutorials on contour line techniques.
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Contour Lines • Contour: the outline of a shape or form • 19th Century Drawing by Kasushika Hokusai
Contour lines • One of the first things we draw • Our brains are “programmed” to see edges and lines: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nwpU7GFYe8&feature=related
Contour Lines • Contour lines can be outside or inside an object and help define the shape.
Contour lines • Help an object look more realistic.
Drawing with contour lines • First trace the outside.
Drawing with contour lines • Then add the inside lines.
Contour lines show depth. • Cartographers (map drawers) use contour lines to show elevation.
Blind contour drawings • A technique sometimes used by artists that gets interesting and unexpected results.
Examples of contour lines Henrich Kley, 1923