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Professor Hicks' Foundation Studies Page |
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"To give body and perfect form to your thought, that alone is what it is to be an artist." - Jacques-Louis David |
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The use of contour lines is very important in drawing. Either used to emphasize the illusion of form, or to create a believable surface, the use of contour line can improve the quality of a drawing. Contour Line, as I define it (others may disagree, or take issue) refers to the outline of a form,the lines that describe that form and which are generally visible. For example, the illustration on the left is a contour line drawing of a hand. |
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Contour Lines are very important to discribe the human form, cloth or drapery, flowers etc. |
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Another form of contour line is the cross-contour line. This type of line does not generally exists visually. These lines could be considered topographical. The two drawings on the left exhibit the use of cross- contour line. |
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Contour Line |
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Contour Line 2 |
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Andy Warhol's Drawing of Onion's |
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Contour Line Examples |
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The above examples were provided by Jen Cohee. |
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Important terms related to contour |
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