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Contour lines in art with a apple7/10/2023 In a contour drawing your finger/pencil would have to leave one apple (lift from the paper) to get to the other apple. ![]() Your pencil moves, not on the edge of a shadow, but on the edge of the actual form.” He shows two apples and explains that an outline including both apples is a visual illusion. When you touch the figure, it will feel the same to your hand whether the part you touch happens at the moment to be light or in shadow. a contour study is not a thing that can be ‘finished.’ It is having a particular type of experience, which can continues as long as you have the patience to look.”ģ – Contour = Outline “Do not be misled by shadows. Be guided more by the sense of touch than of sight.”Ģ – An Experience, not a Product “. Without taking your eyes off the model, wait until you are convinced that the pencil is touching that point on the model upon which your eyes are fastened. “Imagine that your pencil point is touching the model instead of the paper. Even though I have been doing contour drawings for a while now, what he said was a revelation to me. I’ve been reading “ The Natural Way to Draw” by Kimon Nicolaides and here is what he has to say about the exercise. ![]() It’s one of my favorite ways to LOOK at something. We began the day with a contour drawing exercise. Last Saturday I had the wonderful opportunity to go to the North Carolina Museum of Art for the Raleigh Sketch-In. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect and the museum has beautiful grounds and a wonderful collection.
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