Artist Workshop: Drawing

In Thursday's class, we were given the opportunity to draw in our Artist Workshop. We focused on contour and cross-contour drawing. Contour drawing is focusing on the outline of an object rather than all the key details. When you contour draw, you start at a specific point on your object and slowly move your eyes to outline it. While doing this, you trace it on your paper, focusing more on the object than your drawing of it. Cross-contour drawing is where you add lines that cross the original ones in order to make your object appear 3D on the paper. The pictures below are my attempts at contour drawing:

1. Contour: No sight     

2. Cross-Contour: Sight

The first picture is a contour drawing of my Converse shoe. This was done with only looking at the shoe and not the paper in which I was drawing on. This is called no sight drawing. I had to slowly follow along the outline of the shoe with my eyes while trying to replicate it onto my paper without looking at the paper itself. The second picture is my cross-contour drawing of a banana. I was able to look at the paper periodically this time. I outlined my banana and the lines within it. Then I drew lines that went across the banana to make it appear as if it is popping out of the paper. 

This was my first time contour drawing and it was definitely a fun experience. I have a long way to go, but I plan on practicing these skills and am excited to see progress!