Lesson 96 of 100 · Lines and Marks

⭐ 30 XP✏️ Sketch Studio

Line Drawing: Continuous Contour (Part 48)

🎨Studio Brief #96

Draw an object without lifting your pencil from the paper.

🎯 Your mission

Don't erase. Sketch over until it sings.

⚡ 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

🎨 Quentin Blake (the Roald Dahl illustrator) drew with just one continuous line.

Practice continuous contour in this art lesson: line drawing: continuous contour (part 48).

What You'll Learn

Draw an object without lifting your pencil from the paper. This continuous line connects every edge and detail in one flowing stroke.

Techniques You'll Practice

continuous contourobservation drawingline quality

Materials Needed

CrayonsConstruction paperGlue stickWashable markers

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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