Contour

a contour drawing is...?

• Painting or drawing of a group of objects, shown close-up. Still lives are usually made from objects which do not move.
• Objects that are 3 dimensional (height, width, depth)
• A continues line drawing with detail. A simple line drawing showing depth.

Form is....?

• Painting or drawing of a group of objects, shown close-up. Still lives are usually made from objects which do not move.
• Objects that are 3 dimensional (height, width, depth)
• Objects that are 2 dimensional (height and width)

Proportion is....?

• Painting or drawing of a group of objects, shown close-up. Still lives are usually made from objects which do not move.
• A continues LINE DRAWING with detail. A simple line drawing showing depth.
• Compare the size relationships of one part to another.

A Contour Line......

• Painting or drawing of a group of objects, shown close-up. Still lives are usually made from objects which do not move.
• Objects that are 3 dimensional (height, width, depth)
• Defines the edges and surface ridges of an object. It also creates boundary separating one area from another.

What is a modified contour drawing?

• An artist only looks at the objects she is drawing and never looks at the paper she is drawing
• An artist will look 50% at the objects she is drawing and then look 50% of the time at the paper she is drawing upon.
• An artist will look 80% at the objects she is drawing and then look 20% of the time at the paper she is drawing upon.

Which is the correct drawing formula?

• shape (2D) = form (3D)
• line (1D) = form (3D) = shape (2D)
• line(1D) = shape (2D) = form (3D)

Which drawing is a contour drawing of a pear?

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Identify the background of this image

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Identify the middleground of this image

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Identify the foreground of this image

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