Contour Wrapped Animal Portrait www.princetonol.com/.../high/Kim-Animals.htm
Note: The piece titled "White Stripe Bear" won a gold at the National Scholastic Art Show this past year
and was also featured in the November/December Scholastics Art Magazine.
Wrapped Animal Drawings – cross contour weaving MOC-FV 2008-9
ART TERMS: contour lines, cross contour, contrast, and portrait
Contour lines are created by the edges of things. They are perceived when three-dimensional shapes curve back into
space. Edges are perceived because the objects differ from the backgrounds in value (lighter verses dark), texture or
color. When line is used to follow the edges of forms, to describe their outlines, the result is called contour drawing.
This is probably the most common use of line in drawing.
Contour lines also can describe interior detail. For example, a contour line drawing of a person’s face would include
a line defining the shape of the head and additional lines that describe the surfaces and planes of the facial features.
These lines can vary in thickness.
REQUIREMENTS: Check this often to make sure your project includes ALL of the requirements.
1) You must work from an approved portrait of an animal as reference for your drawing.
2) You must complete an accurate line drawing of your animal that uses at least ¾’s of the paper space.
3) You must “wrap” your animal portrait with contour line ribbons of varying lengths and widths.
4) You must complete the contour wrapping with shading and shadowing.
5) You must complete the eyes with colored pencils to make them realistic.
6) You must complete your rubric and give yourself a letter grade.
TIME FRAME – Approximately 8 class blocks.
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Self Portrait Contour Ribbon Creations http://www.swsd.k12.pa.us/~julie_morrette/advdp.htm
Austin Carlson
Izetta Weisensale
Steven Wheeler