LINE - Contour Still Life Overview

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Line – Contour Still Life  

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In line-contour still life, will discuss the uses of LINE in art. Some of the information may be a review of information you have learned in a different class. However, will put your knowledge of line to use in a beautiful still life drawing in the end. After we are finished with this drawing, we will introduce art journals and give you a chance to create a composition that’s little more your style. So, let’s begin.

Module Lessons Preview

In this module, we will study the following topics:

Types of Line and Contour Drawing Overview: We will review and learn some general terms related to LINE and specific terms related to Contour Drawing. We will look at a few artists who used line expressively in their work and prepare for our discussion. We will also go over the module plan.

How to Draw Blind Contour, Continuous Line Contour, and How to Create a Successful Composition 

Introduction to Art Journals 

Module Key Terms

5 types of line - horizontal, vertical, curved, zigzag, diagonal

Hatching - parallel lines drawn to create value

Cross Hatching - crossed parallel lines drawn to create value

Scumbling - scribbled lines drawn to create value

Form - The dimensional work of a shape

Volume - The amount of space an object takes up

Mass - the amount of matter in an object

Hand-Eye Coordination Skills - What skills are improved when you do blind contour line drawing.

Gesture Line - A very rapid, generalized line that is searching in nature and establishes base size, placement, and attitude of your subject matter.

Calligraphic Line - Resembles handwriting and makes use of fluid, continuous movement.

Sighting Methods - When drawing from life, holding a pencil up between the artist’s eye and the object can assist in developing angles and proportions of the object.

View Finder - An open rectangle which the artist holds in front of the still life in order to establish the composition.

Activating the Borders - In a drawing, the objects are drawn to go off of the edges in a least two places.

Rule of Thirds - When developing a composition, the artists can divide the paper into thirds both vertically and horizontally in order to create a grid. Filling the grid, avoiding the middle, and placing the emphasis in the outer thirds assists in a successful composition.

Contour Line Drawing - A line drawing showing the outer and inner details of an object, including wrinkles, folds and other specific details

Blind Contour - drawing a continuous line while looking at your object NOT at your paper

Continuous Line Contour - when you do not pick up your pencil or pen from start to finish

Modified Blind Contour - looking at your object about 70% of the time and peeking at your paper only 30% of the time

Implied Line - a break in a line that the eye connects (dashed line, row of footprints, etc.)

Cross Contour Drawing - parallel lines which curve over the surface of a form

Restated Lines - retracing contour lines which assist in developing the form

Varied Thickness of Lines - Varying the thickness of lines can assist in establishing value- thin lines for lighter value and thick lines for darker value

Ways line can depict Movement or lack of Movement (i.e. Static or Dynamic)

      • a Static (still) line would be straight and either horizontal or vertical
      • a Dynamic (moving) line would be diagonal or curved

Ways line can depict mood (i.e. Calm, Angry, Agitated)

      • a Calm line would generally be horizontal and straight or curved
      • an Angry or Agitated line would be zigzag with drastic peaks

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