Contour Lines 
Remember on the first day of school,  I said if you could hold a pencil to write your name, you could create anything?! Well, we are going to begin by learning how to draw contours, or outlines of an object. 

In order to draw the contours, or outlines, we not only need to train our eyes to see the various types of lines, but we also need to train our brain and motor skills to draw what we SEE and NOT what we THINK WE SEE! 
This is what we call the Right, Left Brain Battle!

You will choose one of the images provided. The image will be placed upside down the entire time and you will draw the lines as you see them. WHY? When we place an image upside down, the objects are not as recognizable, allowing our right side of the brain to focus on what we are actually seeing. Are your drawings going to come out perfect? NO! Everything we do, whether in art class or in every day life requires practice. This skill requires the 3 P's: Practice, Patience, and Persistence.  

Check out the site below for more examples and information on the different types of line drawings you can make 
Do Now; Contour Quiz 
Copy (CTRL C) and Paste (CTRL V) this link into Google:
 https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/59e8211ff6af0540e59f6bd5/watch
It will bring you to the EDpuzzle video about contour lines. Watch the video and take the test for a Do Now grade. 

CLASS ASSIGNMENTS 

Class Assignment Part 1:
​Class Assignment Part 2:
contour_line.pdf
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contour_line_drawing_ws_.pdf
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Download and print the Contour Line file. 
Study the images shown prior to drawing them and trace the lines with your eye. Figure out where is the best place to start, which direction the lines move, where the lines overlap, curve, etc. Once you are comfortable, draw what you see in the blank boxes. 

On the last page, match the appropriate vocabulary term with its definition.
Download and print the Contour Line Drawing worksheet. 
Each page will be a different, timed drawing. 
Page 1: Allotted Time: 1 Minute 30 Seconds
              Blind Contour Drawing of your hand holding a pen/marker 
Page 2: Allotted Time: 2 Minutes 
              Contour hand drawing with an appropriate gesture
                                Ex. peace sign
Page 3: Allotted Time: 3 Minutes 
              Continuous line drawing of your hand holding any object
              

PROJECT MISSION 

For this project, you are going to draw either a shoe or a hand holding an object 
The object that you are drawing needs to stay in one position and your view point also needs to be the same. 
What do I mean by the view point? Your posture is going to affect the way you see your object. If you are slouched,
it will look different than when you sit up straight. If you look at your object straight on, it will look different than when
you sit on an angle. Your point of view alters, or changes your perspective.

Be sure to:
  • take your time
  • look at the lines and shapes that create your object 
  • fill your paper as best as you can
  • keep your object in the same position 
  • keep your perspective, or point of view the same 

Contour Line Drawing Rubric 

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