Drawing depends first on really seeing what’s in front of you, contour drawing can help train your hand to follow your eyes. By Diane Olivier Over the years, people develop a manner of “seeing” that ...

contour drawing - shows outlines, shapes and edges but not fine detail, texture, tone or colour cross contour drawing - uses lines drawn across surfaces to suggest their depth and form tonal study - ...

How many of you remember art period in school? Did you have enjoy the class? Was it just an excuse to waste away time with your friends or did help you tap into a passion you didn’t know you had? Were ...

Mark making describes the different lines, dots, marks, patterns and textures created in a drawing. It can apply to any drawing materials. It can be loose and expressive or controlled and neat. The ...

If you want to ruin a sketch of a person, draw short legs. It's week seven of an eight-week travel sketching course and we're attempting "contour drawing" - rough, basic outlines of the human body in ...