Modified Contour Drawing

Pure contour drawing is the process of drawing without looking down at your paper. It's a very slow and methodical technique. Blind contour drawings never really look "correct", but they are some of the most truthful expressions of the way an object looks.

Modified contour drawing employs some of the same techniques, but you are allowed to look at your paper every once in a while. Working from edge to edge and surface to surface, I was able to create a pretty accurate line drawing.

Drawing every day is the goal I set for myself this year - and it seems to be paying off.

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Ice Skating Characters

A Competent Profile

As I start to become more familiar with proportions and measurements for the various faces I attempt to draw, I am starting to wonder how to make a more complete portrait with my limited time. Do I stick to lines? Do I bring a brush and some ink? Which lines should I include? Which shapes are important to represent? Maybe this is a good time to look at the work other artists have done and try to work out some of their methods.

Ferret

Trying out a challenge to myself - to create "finished" pieces with a limited color palette on a consistent schedule. I am still working out the final guidelines. I think I would like to challenge myself to use a new texture in each piece as well. I've had this unfinished sketch in my sketchbook forever. Even though I'm not entirely happy with it - it feels great to finally have it done!

Rainbow Bisque

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