Line Drawing: Continuous Contour (Part 25)

Practice continuous contour in this art lesson: line drawing: continuous contour (part 25).

🎨 Studio Brief #50

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.

What you'll learn · 1 of 2

Draw an object without lifting your pencil from the paper.

What you'll learn · 2 of 2

This continuous line connects every edge and detail in one flowing stroke.

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Techniques you'll practise

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You will need

CrayonsConstruction paperGlue stickWashable markers

Step 1 of 4

Place an object (a shoe, a cup, a plant) in front of you.

Step 2 of 4

Put your pencil on the paper and begin drawing the object's outline without lifting.

Step 3 of 4

Move slowly. When you reach an interior detail, keep the pencil down and draw it as a connected line.

Step 4 of 4

The result will look playful and loose. This exercise trains your eye and hand to work together.

Did you know?

🤯 Mind = Blown

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

🌟 Artist Spotlight

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

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