Contour drawing ideas

Confused about what direction you should make your brush strokes or drawing marks? Let's clear out the confusion with this cross-contour drawing exercise.

A surreal representation of a dune landscape with a disturbing whirlpool sun.

The first one is a line drawing of dandelions my husband gave me a few months ago. Dandelions are fine, but are by no means the prettiest flower out there. They do, however, rank pretty high on my list of favorites because they always signal that warm spring weather is near - a sentiment that seems foolish now that it's in the mid 90's and the "southern hug" of humidity has tightened its grip. The second one is of a bouquet from the table at my favorite cafe. It was the perfect day. Me, a…

Before you start this artwork, I would suggest you talk to students about the difference between various drawing techniques. I got th...

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This is a cross contour drawing done on 18"x24" paper for my Observational Drawing course. (2017)

Drawing Exercises - Draw organic volumes. Draw cross-contour lines to describe their volumes.

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Amanda Howard cross contour

Contour Line Drawing Worksheets