Lesson 3 of 84 · Drawing

⭐ 30 XP✏️ Sketch Studio

Contour Line Drawing

🎨Studio Brief #3

A contour drawing traces the outline and inner edges of an object without lifting your pencil.

🎯 Your mission

See the shape under the thing. Draw the shape first.

⚡ The twist

Don't lift the pencil until you're done.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 The pencil was invented over 400 years ago. Same idea ever since.

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Artist Spotlight

🎨 Picasso said: 'Every child is an artist. The problem is staying one.'

Practice contour line in this art lesson: contour line drawing.

What You'll Learn

A contour drawing traces the outline and inner edges of an object without lifting your pencil. It trains your eye-hand coordination and teaches you to look more than you draw.

Techniques You'll Practice

contour lineobservationeye-hand coordination

Materials Needed

Drawing paperErasersPencils (HB and 2B)

Step-by-Step Guide

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Where you see this in real life

Every comic, animation, and architecture started with a quick sketch.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Sketch one thing in your house you've never really looked at before.

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For the dinner table

“Show me your sketch. What's the part you'd do differently next time?”

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