Contour Line Hands

Contour Line Hands- NO SHADING!

Day 1:
Take a 18x24 sheet of paper and fold it into 4 sections. 

Look at your hand and pose them in a position so you can see the palm.  (No high fives)Draw just the outline of your hand, LARGER than the real thing, fill the space.

Now go to a blank area, switch and draw the back side of the hand- no fist or high five, but now a bit more detail, nails etc. 

For the third a fist from the palm side.  Draw more details, wrinkles that form and nails etc.

For the forth have draw whatever pose you want- be creative, more detail, no value.

Here are examples:

http://apollo13art.com/National/lifedrawing1/lectures/gesture_contour.html
http://studiojuliakay.com/portraitproject/2007_11_01_archive.html (Scroll down)
http://gal4.piclab.us/key/contour%20line%20drawings%20of%20hands  ( There are some good ones and bad ones!!)

Day 2 and 3

Now you are going to create cross contour line drawings from these hands, giving them form by using just lines.

Here are the examples.

http://studentwork.isabelmar.com/24/hand.html

Notice the way the line changes with the different contours of the hands.  They look 3-D (form) without value, just line!!!

On the back of your drawings rank your hands from 1-4 1 being the best 4 the worst, tell me why you ranked them that way.

THe most basic art element......

Does anyone know that most basic element in art????


You guessed it line..............  I compare it to numbers in math or letters in words, with out line we wouldn't have shape or pattern or texture, we wouldn't have art!  Hey, even these words are creating an implied line!!!

Your assignment today is to create lines using a sharpie.  Fill each square with an example of line.  When you are done with that you will need to do another page with your own creative lines!!!!  Watch as the take on a pattern.  Remember- lines only don't fill in area with solid value!

Here is an example of an A work: (Click to make it bigger)

Credit: http://wendyjanelle.blogspot.com

Course Syllabi

Welcome to the art room!!!  I am super excited for the beginning of another year here at Crestwood!  As many of you know I had a baby this summer; a little girl.  So, I will be on maternity leave until Sept 14th, which means I will see all of your smiling faces on Sept 17th!!!

Here is a little Voice Thread to go over the course Syllabus!

Drawing I/II




Drawing and Design