Contour Assignment

Contour is a line drawing that uses only line to describe form. In a contour drawing there is no chicken scratch or value, only line. For this assignment I would like to take this a step further. If you look at the artwork created by Irene Maria Jacobs you will notice that she has lots of nice line detail in the artwork. She has also moved past a traditional contour drawing and has created two focal points of color. Notice how realistically rendered the face and the apple are compared to the flat line drawing - this makes a nice juxtaposition. If colored pencil is not your thing check out one of my colored pencil books to practice ahead of time- please use a felt tip pen to create the contour. when you set up your drawing for this project please keep in mind that you must use an original subject and work from observation (Jacobs made up the hair but no doubt worked from observation for the face).