Introduction to Contour
Drawing
TOPIC 2.1 BEGINNER
Guide to using the lessons in this topic
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LESSON 1 LESSON 2
2.1.R1 Checking Out Contour 2.1.R4 Identifying Straight Lines
Lines Find and examine straight and
An overview of the roles that contour angled lines in drawings and in your
lines play in preliminary sketches and surroundings
final drawings
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LESSON 3 LESSON 4
2.1.A1 Draw from One Point to 2.1.A2 Draw Lines that Meet at
Another an Angle
Use your natural hand movement Use your natural hand movement to
to draw sets of continuous straight draw continuous angled lines
lines
LESSON 5 LESSON 6
2.1.A5 Blind Contour Drawing 2.1.R3 Practicing Skills within
Enhance your observation skills by Guidelines
drawing objects without looking at Outlining and employing parallel sets
your paper of lines to accurately see and draw
lines and shapes
LESSON 7 LESSON 8
2.1.A3 Draw Horizontal and 2.1.R7 Sizing up the Proportions
Vertical Lines of a Shape
Accurately copy horizontal and vertical Advance your ability to see as an artist
lines within guidelines by using by analyzing a straight-sided shape to
continuous lines and your natural hand find clues to draw it accurately freehand
movement
LESSON 9 LESSON 10
2.1.A11 Draw Shapes with 2.1.A4 Draw Diagonal Lines
Perpendicular Lines Accurately sketch the proportions of
Use guidelines to practice drawing straight-sided shapes and objects,
the accurately proportioned shapes and then outline their contours with
of letters by comparing vertical and continuous lines
horizontal distances
LESSON 11 LESSON 12
2.1.A13 Shape up Straight Lines 2.1.R6 Identifying Curved Lines
Accurately sketch the proportions of Find and examine single and
straight-sided shapes and objects, compound curved lines in drawings
and then outline their contours with and in your surroundings
continuous lines
LESSON 13 LESSON 14
2.1.A6 Draw Simple and 2.1.A8 Draw Lines inside Squares
Compound Curved Lines Complete three worksheets designed
Use continuous lines to practice to improve your skills with drawing
drawing curved and compound lines and rendering accurate
curved lines, spiral lines, and sets of proportions
curved lines
LESSON 15 LESSON 16
2.1.A7 Draw Shapes with a 2.1.A12 Draw a Circle Freehand
Long Curved Line Use your natural hand movement
Have fun drawing one very long, and rotate your paper to outline a
compound curved line and then circle inside a square
identifying some shapes created by
the line
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LESSON 17 LESSON 18
2.1.R2 Drawing with Feathered 2.1.R8 How to Render Contour
and Continuous Lines Drawings
Techniques for rendering two The process of using feathered and
types of lines used in classical and continuous lines to draw diverse
contemporary drawing shapes to create contour drawings
LESSON 19 LESSON 20
2.1.A9 Draw Shapes inside 2.1.A30 Draw Spot the Frog
Squares Sketch the proportions of a cartoon
Complete four worksheets in which frog with a line of symmetry and
your goal is to create 24 proportionately then outline the contours of his
accurate contour drawings body and spots
LESSON 21 LESSON 22
2.1.R9 Sizing up a Drawing 2.1.A16 Line up Shapes and Lines
Subject Use guidelines to accurately render 13
Advance your ability to see as an mini-projects with lines, straight-sided
artist by analyzing a subject and shapes, and sets of straight hatching
finding 18 clues to draw it accurately lines
LESSON 23 LESSON 24
2.1.A14 Create Six Contour 2.1.R5 Contouring from
Drawings Traditional to Digital
Use a simple step-by-step process Exploring a graphic designers
and curved feathered and continuous technique for turning traditional
lines to accurately render six different sketches on paper into professional
contour drawings digital artworks
LESSON 25 LESSON 26
2.1.A17 Draw Keiko, a Manga Baby 2.1.A19 Draw Kensuke, a
Sketch accurate proportions and then Manga Boy
use a 4B pencil, fine tip marker, or Set up intricate proportional
computer software such as Photoshop guidelines to draw a male manga
to outline a cartoon baby character and then add shading
with hatching lines
LESSON 27 LESSON 28
2.1.R13 How to Contour Long 2.1.A27 Outline Fur Around
and Short Fur Contours
Insights into techniques used by Sketch twelve curved lines and
master artists to outline realistic short use them as guides to render furry
and long fur when drawing animals outlines that follow their contours
LESSON 29 LESSON 30
2.1.A28 Contour Kayla Koala 2.1.A20 Sketch a Simple Scene
Notabear Sketch the proportions of hills, a
Combine four contour drawing lake, and trees, outline their shapes,
techniques to draw an animal with and then add shading with straight
shiny eyes, a furry face, and fluffy ears hatching lines
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LESSON 31 LESSON 32
2.1.A29 Contour Furry Fluppy 2.1.R12 How to Draw a Human
Puppy Hand
Sketch a cartoon puppy with a line Examine proportional structures
of symmetry and then use a shading of hands and simple guidelines for
map to add shading with curved contouring realistic hands
hatching lines
LESSON 33 LESSON 34
2.1.A23 Draw your Hand 2.1.A15 Draw a Caveperson
Proportionately Correct Use a drawing space to help you
Use guidelines and illustrated accurately draw an ancient human
instructions to render an accurately- figure with proportions similar to
proportioned drawing of your own hand modern day people
LESSON 35 LESSON 36
2.1.R10 Capturing your World 2.1.R11 How to Sketch Figures
in a Sketchbook from Life
Using the language of sketching Invaluable information on diverse
to improve your drawing skills and aspects of sketching people from
document your formative years of life
artistic development
LESSON 37
2.1.A24 Sketch Figures from Life
Refer to illustrated instructions of a
young child to practice sketching,
and then refer to human models to
create original sketches from life
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