AS YOU WALK OUT TODAY, TURN
IN YOUR PORTFOLIOS!!!!
• Make sure you only have your GESTURE PROJECTS
in your Portfolio…
• I do not want to look thru all your old artwork.
•You will need your
SKETCHBOOK for this
next lesson…keep it
on your desk open to
a blank page.
What is gesture drawing?
This type of sketching is basically
capturing the movement of the subject
quickly before the moment is gone. This
can mean drawing the subjects as
simply as possible, avoiding any details
and just laying down the simple
shapes.
Examples of GESTURE DRAWINGS
Contour Drawing
Contour Lines
• Contour lines are essentially “outlines” of an
object.
Let’s practice!
• You will need a shoe 
• On the BOTTOM RIGHT
HAND CORNER of your
sketchbook page, create a
CONTOUR drawing of your
shoe. You have 3 mins.
• Do NOT pick up your pencil

Blind Contour Drawing
Blind Contour Lines
Blind Contour Lines are BLIND outlines.
Contour VS Gesture
• When gesture drawing, your pencil or pen
should mimic what your subject is doing.
Flinging, striking, gliding. Don’t worry about
details.
• In contours, imagine your pencil is a snail
crawling across the object. Pay extra attention
to all the details!
We are going to create a
Contour/Blind
Contour piece of Art.
Example of Blind Contour Drawing
Let’s practice!
• You will need a shoe 
• Using the remainder of your NEGATIVE SPACE, try a
BLIND CONTOUR drawing of your shoe.
• You have 3 mins.
• *Overlapping is ENCOURAGED so don’t worry about
that.
Now, add COLOR!
• You should have create many, many
organic shapes with your overlapping
contour lines.
• Use different colors and/or values to
color in these shapes. DO NOT just
retrace the line. We are filling in the
positive space.
• You can also create patterns within
the shapes for a more interesting
outcome.
• This is EXACTLY what we will be doing
for our actual project….so, PRACTICE.
We are going to create a
Contour/Blind Contour
piece of Art.
You will need a LARGE white
sheet of drawing paper and your
Portfolio.
Go get it.
For our next project you will need:
• One separate sheet of white drawing paper.
• pick 3 markers, analogous colors…..
– This is EASIER THAN IT SEEMS……
First things first….
Place your white sheet on
top of your Portfolio …
Place BOTH on your lap
under your desk
The drawing….
Make sure you use all your page! Break up that
negative space.
DO NOT LIFT YOUR MARKER FROM THE PAGE
(but please move your hand across the
page…use your stage)!
DRAW SLOWLY!
DO NOT LOOK AT YOUR PAGE.
ONLY LOOK AT WHAT YOU ARE DRAWING.
Yes, they SHOULD overlap!
First you will attempt to draw a
face….WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR
PAPER  (Use one color of marker)
• Yes, it will feel weird and
yes, it will look weird!
• Do not worry about it
actually looking like the
person 
• No peeking, I WILL make
you start over.
Think of you marker as a snail…
 It is “crawling” across your subject….
 In and out of edges….
 Around details….
 Slowly….
 Do not pick up your marker!
You will have 2 minutes for each drawing.
Behave yourselves or you’ll make a mess of your artwork and maybe even your clothes ;)
Ready? Pick one of your 3
analogous colors. Now pick a face.
You will have 3 minutes to draw
the face.
Now you will attempt to draw a
HAND….again WITHOUT LOOKING
AT YOUR PAPER  (Use a second
color of marker)
• Yes, it will feel weird and
yes, it will look weird!
• Do not worry about it
actually looking like the
person 
• No peeking, I WILL make
you start over.
Think of you marker as a snail…
 It is “crawling” across your subject….
 In and out of edges (wrinkles….)
 Around details (nails)….
 Slowly….
 Do not pick up your marker!
You will have 2 minutes for each drawing.
Behave yourselves or you’ll make a mess of your artwork and maybe even your clothes ;)
Now you will attempt to draw a
your shoe (yes, again)….this time
you CAN LOOK. This last one is NOT
a blind contour. (use the third color
of marker)
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Keep moving slowly…
Pay extra attention to details…
DO NOT pick up your marker!
Make use of the rest of your negative space!
After you’re done with your CONTOUR drawings….
• Continue “breaking up” the negative space by taking any
stray lines OFF THE PAGE.
• Pick 3 colored pencils that are closest to the 3 analogous
colors you chose.
• You should have created many, many
shapes by overlapping your contour
lines….you will color your drawing
SHAPE by SHAPE (one color per shape)
using several values.
• Create PATTERN within some shapes for a more
interesting outcome. (polka dot, checker board, striped…)
Your challenge!
Make the FACE
stand out!
YOUR GOAL is to make the face stand out
by making those shapes the LIGHTEST
part of your artwork. Anything that is
part of the face…keep it LIGHT.
We will be grading:
• 3 analogous colors used SHAPE by SHAPE.
(Did the artist color in many shapes at one
time? Laziness is not rewarded in this class. )
• Negative space (is it broken up?)
• Value (dark, med and light values)
• Patterns!!!