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We will continue working on modified contour drawing. This time, you will spend at least an hour working on a single drawing. Pick from the following options:

• Draw something that is growing (in the garden, a plant in the house, etc.)
• Draw a bicycle
• Gather a variety of tools (hammer, wrench, spool of wire, etc.) and draw the pile.

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Contour line is a line type that defines the interior and exterior edges of a form. The line moves beautifully, changing thickness, sometimes becoming an implied line. Modified Contour Drawings (where you glance occasionally at your paper) do not have shading.

You have to observe closely--INTENSELY--while you draw. For your artwork of this week, I would like for you to do three contour drawings of your hand, your foot, or a sliced-open cabbage using PEN or MARKER.

1. Set a timer. You want 20 minutes per drawing.

2. Sit comfortably, arranging your foot, hand, or cabbage in an interesting pose.

3. Don't move once you've settled in to a spot.

4. Gaze for a couple of minutes, "drawing" with your eyes first.

5. Begin drawing. Glance at your paper only to check positions/relationships. DRAW SLOWLY, without "naming" the parts as you draw.

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Thanks for all the great suggestions. Look for your ideas over the next month!

• Moped/Motorcycle
• OMG--What's going on?!?!
• You as a Puppet
  

Alrighty, It's Friday!

All students should have received an email from me with the 9-weeks SAR attached. Please follow the instructions carefully and email me.

The Drawing of the Week prompts are:

• Rivalry
• Patterned Fabric Study
• Reflective Surfaces