cross contour drawing hand

zumwalt157 April 19, 2023 Comment

Contour line drawings have been used by artists throughout history as a way to practice technique, study three dimensional forms, and create an illusion of three dimensional space on a flat surface. Many artists have specifically studied hands and feet due to their complexity and the natural foreshortening that occurs. Renaissance artists such as Albrecht Durer and Leonardo da Vinci specifically used contour lines to convey hands and feet within their detailed sketchbooks.

For this assignment, you will begin by taking an original photograph that includes hands and/or feet. You may include an entire figure, or you may enlarge the hands and feet. Consider how you will arrange your composition, and what you will place in the background. Once you have your photograph, pencil in a very light contour outline. Then, use pencil to wrap lines around the forms so that the lines follow the three dimensional shape of your subject.

Tip: Pretend that there is a string wrapping around your subject, and then draw the string. To practice, you can literally wrap a string around your subject and observe how the lines curve.

Cross Contour Hand 1 By Drogoz108 On Deviantart

VPA 2: Demonstrate an understanding of various composition skills, including the Elements of Art and Principles of Design, through the creation and analysis of artwork.

I can identify, apply, and evaluate strategies of enlarging, cropping, and overlapping, as well as the “Rule of Thirds” in an artwork to create an engaging and dynamic composition.

I can identify, apply, and experiment with artistic structures and guidelines, such as color theory, linear perspective, facial proportion, and landscape composition, with accuracy.

Cross Contour Hand

I can identify and apply strategies of enlarging, cropping, and overlapping, as well as the “Rule of Thirds”, within an artwork to create an engaging asymmetric composition.

I can identify and apply artistic structures and guidelines, such as color theory, linear perspective, facial proportion, and landscape composition with accuracy.

I can identify and apply compositional strategies of enlarging, cropping, and overlapping, as well as the “Rule of Thirds”, within an artwork to create an asymmetric composition.

An Example Of Cross Contours In Two Directions

I can identify and apply artistic structures and guidelines, such as color theory, linear perspective, facial proportion, and landscape composition with a few noticeable mistakes.

I can identify compositional strategies of enlarging, cropping, and overlapping, as well as the “Rule of Thirds”, but have yet to use them effectively.

I can identify artistic structures and guidelines, such as color theory, linear perspective, facial proportion, and landscape composition, but cannot use them effectively in an artwork

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I can incorporate and evaluate the effect of visual symbols and imagery within an artwork in order to clearly communicate key ideas and concepts.

I can create art as a mode of visual expression through sophisticated use of color, imagery, aesthetic design principles, and experimental application of media that demonstrates personal style.

I can create art as a mode of visual expression through the use of color, imagery, aesthetic design principles, and application of media.