Contour Line Exercise
Terminology
Contour lines- define the edges of a form and suggest three dimensionality
Inspiration
For our in class exercise, we used Andy Warhol as inspiration. You can click here for more information about this artist. Shown below are some examples of his contour line drawings.
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Exercise
This exercise was extremely different for me, since drawing is not my forte. However, I found contour line drawings to be extremely calming. I even got a little ambitious and used my non-dominate hand for a couple of the drawings.
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