Observational drawing

What is contour drawing?

• Drawing an object without looking at the paper.

• Simple outline drawing of an object

• Fast drawing, done to capture the essence of the object.

What was your favorite drawing we did in class?

• Contour

• Grid

• Gestural

• Blind contour

This is the 

• Highlight
• Core Shadow
• Cast Shadow
• Light Source

This is the

• Light Source
• Highlight
• Core Shadow
• Cast Shadow

Form is one of the seven elements of art.

• True

• False

What types of lines do you see?

• horizontal

• diagonal

• vertical

• spiral

This picture is an example of what type of line?

• zig zag

• wavy

• broken

• spiral

When you do blind contour drawing you look at your paper.

• True

• False

Observational drawing helps with the following:

• Value shading techniques

• Adding colors to backgrounds.

• Hand/Eye Coordination. Helps you to draw what you see vs what you think you see.

What is a still life?

• Textures in art.

• Objects I paint with.

• An arrangement of objects set up for us to draw.