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“To see we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at.” Claude Monet February Challenge: Contour Drawing by: Cynthia (Cindy) Powell ©2014 Whether you work with positive or negative shapes, the size and shape of the subject being painted, is established at its edges, by the application of a line or the absence of one. (Lost & Found) “The quality of line is more important to the painting than mathematical precision” (Grant Fuller) I’m not sure I agree with that statement but it certainly qualifies for “food for thought”. What do you think? Is perspective more important than shape or size? Can a painting be a painting without one or the other? Would it be considered an “Abstract” if it had no perspective? Why explore the concept of line drawing? Art is line and without line we have no shape to objects, no vision-or comprehension of what we are seeing, no movement. Lines are just one of the key elements to design and line defines the shape of all objects. These lines can be thick or thin, visible or partially removed. (Our brain fills in the blanks.) Lines can also define the curve of an object or the 3-D plane along with light & shadows, which can also be defined by lines. The lightness or darkness of a drawn line can determine where the shadows are on a subject. These lines are called: “Cross contour lines”. These cross contour lines create the depth of vision or depth of field in a painting. They can be free form or be created using a straightedge depending on the object being sketched. They can be quickly drawn or detailed with perfect accuracy, but it all takes practice. (Photo courtesy of Annie Wu) The image I used, with permission from Annie, http://www.flickr.com/photos/anniew/ clearly shows depth of a person standing in a circle which could be a pool of water or simply a background to give added dimension. Without these cross contour lines, we would have a very flat 2-dimensional outline only, which is what we usual use when painting images like landscapes. What about urban landscapes? Or flowers? Would this technique of cross contour lines be beneficial? Topography (map making) utilizes this method of drawing, but would it be useful as a tool in your art? If so, then you may find these links useful: They are links to tutorials for contour, blind contour and cross contour drawing. http://thevirtualinstructor.com/line-quality-cross-contour.html http://www.studentartguide.com/articles/line-drawings A few other contour images to explore: Blue stripped shells: (In Nature) http://allthingsstylish.tumblr.com/post/19184764554 Wavy Lines: http://www.contemporaryartdaily.com/2010/10/cut-at-evergreene/img_2864/ and: If you google: “contour drawing images”, you will discover a wealth of images to inspire your practice. Grab your art journal and have fun! This image is from my art journal and the drawing is of glazed ceramic bottles that I used as a practice reference because I loved their shapes. I first drew the shapes (outline only) in pencil, then painted the contour lines (+shapes) and finally, erased any pencil lines. To get crisp edges, you can use a piece of paper or other mask, like tape, then paint the lines and remove the mask.
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Franklin Booth (1874-1948) American artist of detailed pen-and-ink illustrations with the appearance of wood engravings. He created this style when he was young, self-teaching from illustrated magazine art, not realizing they were engravings. Pen and Ink 1909_05_Scribner's magazine ___ Franklin Booth additional information and images: Excellent bio with images: www.bpib.com/booth.htm The Franklin Booth Project: outsidelogic.com/franklinbooth/ Franklin Book | Comic Book Stories: comicsbookstories.blogspot.com/2009/12/franklin-booth-187... comicsbookstories.blogspot.com/2011/07/franklin-booth-187...
Art critics are professionals specialized in analyzing, interpreting, and making critical judgments about specific artworks. But in today’s age of social media, anyone can become an art critic by simply criticizing an artist’s work. And people don’t even need a master’s or doctorate degree in art to point out what’s wrong with someone else’s works
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Original Fine Art Photography Photographed 2017 Title: "Spiritual healing" 12x8 inches 18x12 inches 28x18 inches 42x28 inches *Printed on beautiful premium matt paper by a professional lab, with border 1,18 inches *Prints are signed and dated on the back by me. *Prints are made to order and take 3-5 business days to ship. *The orders of 8x8,8x12,12x12 inches are shipped between 2 pieces of cardboard to insure that it arrives with no bends or dents, and i use hard to puncture poly envelopes to make sure no moisture gets through. The orders of 18x12,28x18,42x28 inches are shipped in hard cardboard tube. * Each photograph is accompanied by a certificate authenticity! *** After each sale the price of the picture rises with $ 50.00 *** I have always loved photography as art, but my photographs are not exactly photographs, my creations are somewhere in between paintings and photography. Water is often in my images. For me it symbolizes life and the transience of things. Symbolizes pleasure and sin, and in the same time purity and chastity. I strive to connect these two extremes, and to blend them into one… for us to be happy, without forgetting the pain…