Lesson 14 of 100 · Lines and Marks

⭐ 30 XP✏️ Sketch Studio

Line Drawing: Continuous Contour (Part 7)

🎨Studio Brief #14

Draw an object without lifting your pencil from the paper.

🎯 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

🤯 Drawing the same thing twice usually makes the second one better — and the third one weirder.

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Artist Spotlight

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

Practice continuous contour in this art lesson: line drawing: continuous contour (part 7).

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

Glue stickWashable markersCrayons

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.

Draw the same object three times this week — once a day, slower each time.

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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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