Blind Contour

Right now in our art class we are working on blind contour. Blind contour is a continuous line created on paper without looking down.   

<This picture is a good example of a blind contour. The way you can tell this is blind contour is by the overlapping lines, and the are not in normal places. That is why this is a good example.

This picture on the right is not a blind contour. The person that made this, and others, may think this is a blind contour. The way you can tell if the drawing is not blind is because the lines are sketchy and not attached. That is how you can tell the difference. >

Look at things differently

This is perfect for art. Sometimes you need to just look at things in a different light or perspective. Art relates to this because you have to be creative and use your imagination to create beautiful works of art. So we should all try to look at things differently. 

Greek Sculptures

These two sculptures are kouros from the archaic period in Greek history. The picture on the left side is a women also called a kore sculpture. The one on the left is a male and called a kouros. Their simple body structure shows that they were from this period in time because the body is thin and doesn't show much anatomy. The faces show no emotion looking mask like.

These two pictures are of a classical Greek athlete and the goddess Aphrodite sculptures. The discus thrower on the left shows more anatomy then the archaic Greek kouros. You are beginning to see muscle. On the right side is a classical Greek sculpture of the goddess Aphrodite. You can see a lot more anatomy then the archaic kore sculpture. The goddess sculpture has more anatomy and muscle sculpture. The drapery around her hip area shows that sculptures are now getting more intricate with time.

This picture on the left of a headless angel is from the Hellenistic era. the drapery, muscle tone, and over all sculpture work is much more sophisticated than the Archaic period sculptures. You can't really see any anatomy but the drapery is close to a wet t-shirt contest the way it looks very thin and almost no existent.