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Tomakeart,artist'suseknowledge,observation,skill,hardworkandespecially
creativity.Belowarethetoolsthatartistsusetomakeart.Theyusethesetools
inskillful,knowledgeableandcreativeways.
repetition
emphasis
UNITY
balance
movement
CONTRAST
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Learning Goal(s)
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SHAPE
Ashapeisanareathatisseparatefromotherareasand/oritsbackground.
Theseparationcanbebyaboundarylineorachangeinvalue/color,textureor
anyotherdifferencethatletsyouseethattheshapeisdifferent.
Theboundarycanbeanoutlineoradistinctedgelikecutpaper,aroughedgelike
tornpaperorasoftedgelikeasmearofcharcoal.
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Someshapesaregeometric,
whileothersareorganic
orfreeform
(liketheonesfoundinnature)
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Objectsareoftenrecognizablejustbecauseoftheirshape.
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Objectsareoftenrecognizablejustbecauseoftheirshape.
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hendesigningcompositions,artiststry
touseshapesthatareexpressive,
variedandinteresting.
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hatmakesashapeexpressive?
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It'scontour.
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ontouristhewordusedtoreferto
theouteredgequalityoroutlineof
ashape.
Artistspayparticularattentiontoanobjectscontour.
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contours
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G oodartistsexaggeratethecontoursoftheirshapes,in
ordertomakethemmoreexpressive.Thisaddsenergy
andexpressiontotheirartwork.
checkouttheexpressivecontour!
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exaggeratedcontours
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expressivecontours
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Artistsfineuniqueandcreativewaystoemphasizeexpressivecontours.
inthiscase,GaryKelley
usesmeaningfulline
toemphasizecontour
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A rtistsuseline(variedweight)andvalue(tones)toemphasizeexpressivecontours.
tonal
contrast
tonal
contrast
line
tonal
contrast
line
line
line
line
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Contour
Drawing
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Artistsusecontourdrawingsasawayofpracticingtheskillof"seeing"expressive
contoursinthesubjectmatterthattheyobserve.Thenit'samatterof"drawing"the
expressivecontours.
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Tryone!
putyournondrawinghandinapose,thenkeepyoureyeson
yourhand,whileyoucarefullyandslowlydrawyourhand,
focussingespeciallyonthebumps,creases,dipsandcontours.
Useacontinuouslinethatdoesnotstop.
drawinteriorcreases,
linesandfoldsby
makingtheline,then
looparoundand
continuebackthe
samewayyoucame.
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Pretendyourpencilistracingthecontours
ofyourhand.
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Asanartist,trytoseeobjectsas"shapes"
andpayparticularattentiontothecontour
oftheshape.
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Study
Quick
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likethis
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Whenchoosingreferencephotosforprojects,usean"artist'seye"
andchoosesubjectmatterthathasinterestingshape.
Thisphotoofatigerlacksinterestingshape.
Thisphotoismuchbettertheshapeismore
interesting,withmoreexpressivecontours.
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