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Title: Observational Drawing: Blind Contour Line Drawing


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Observational Drawing Blind Contour Line Drawing
  • Lesson By Katie Hill
  • 10/27/09

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Vocabulary
  • Line
  • The basic element of all design Path made by a
    moving point.
  • Line Type
  • Vertical, Horizontal, Zig Zag, , Broken,
    Straight, Curvy, Open, Closed, parallel, gesture,
    contour, etc.

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  • Contour line
  • Strong, simple line that defines and describes
    the edges and surface ridges of a shape (Contour
    lines define the outside edges of shapes).

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  • Gesture line
  • A quick, rough line, which captures shape, form,
    and movement. (Gesture drawings capture a basic
    shape of and object in little amounts of time.)

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Blind Contour Line
  • A slow, careful process of Drawing by looking
    only at the subject, which is drawn, and not the
    paper.

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Two Types of Seeing and Knowing
  • Left Brain Usage verbal and rational brain it
    thinks serially and reduces its thoughts to
    numbers, letters and words
  • Right Brain Usage nonverbal and intuitive brain
    it thinks in patterns, or pictures, composed of
    whole things, and does not comprehend
    reductions, either numbers, letters, or words.
  • Most activities require usage of only one side,
    Drawing requires both

(right) Artist James Culleton
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  • Learning to Draw
  • means learning how to make a mental shift from
    left to right brain.
  • How Can we learn to consciously access our right
    brain when drawing?

Artist James Culleton
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Technique Blind Contour Drawing!!!
  • many people draw what they THINK they see and not
    what they REALLY see (symbols of trees, hearts,
    etc. rather than observational drawing.)
  • Increases eye hand coordination while capturing
    an intricate outline of an object
  • Trains artists to draw from observation, not
    memory
  • Blind Contour Drawing is a way to improve
    observational drawing skills. It is tough and
    intimidating at first, but FUN!

Artist James Culleton
9
While my eyes are on an object or person or
building, I draw it, sometimes with such focus
that I dont even look down to see what I am
drawing. This technique, known to everyone as
blind contour drawing, is an effective hand-eye
training tool, and artistic discipline. J.
Culleton
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J. Culleton Flower Studies from Salt Spring
Island 2008
J. Culleton Tractor
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BLIND CONTOUR DRAWING!
  • Activity Draw your non-dominant hand by using
    the Blind Contour Method.
  • (BLIND No Peeking at Your Paper AT ALL!)
  • 1) Place your hand in front of you in any
    position
  • 2) Pick up your pen and pick a point on the
    contour of your hand where your eyes can begin a
    slow journey around the contour
  • 3)As your eyes begin to move, so should your hand
    (pretend they are one). Start drawing your hand
    SLOWLY, paying attention to every single detail
    and record them on your paper.
  • 4)Remember, Dont look at your paper or you will
    loose details!

Artist James Culleton
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  • Expect to experience initial confusion and
    occasional frustration. It takes patience.
  • Do you see the fine folds, wrinkles or grooves in
    your palm? Progress from bolder lines to finer
    lines as you sketch.
  • Watch for the directions of the folds. For deeper
    lines, press your pencil harder on the paper. For
    finer lines, use a lighter touch
  • Try not to lift your pen
  • RELAX!
  • GO SLOW , Pay attention to every curve, every
    move the edge of your hand makes
  • TIP Try not to let your eyes get ahead of the
    point where you are drawing- Imagine you are
    actually touching your hand with the tip of your
    pen.
  • Dont worry about what is happening on the paper
  • You will be surprised at your result!
  • The first one will look weird but with practice,
    you should be able to accurately record an image
    or object without erasing, loosing important
    details, or looking at your hand as it draws.
  • you will come up with an unexpectedly beautiful
    drawing-definitely something you would not be
    able to create if you watch what you draw.

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Works Cited
  • http//contouringquebec.blogspot.com/j.culleton
  • http//drawright.com/theory.htm
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