1. Blind Contour

2. You DON’T look at your drawing You ONLY look at the subject A “subject” is what you are drawing… – Example: If you are drawing your friend Steve, Steve would be the subject of your drawing.

5. Now You Try…

6. Composition Composition – the art term for how the things in the artwork are arranged. – A good composition would be well balanced, in an interesting pose or organization, and well thought out – A bad composition would only us a small amount of the page, or have the object sitting in the middle of the page, or drawing too small

7. Arrangement of Objects Many good compositions have 3 elements: – Foreground – Middle Ground – Background

8. Foreground Foreground – things that are closest to the viewer, usually larger and in the bottom of the picture plane

9. Middle Ground Middle Ground – things that are in the middle of the picture, medium sized and behind the foreground

10. Background Background – things are smaller and higher in the picture plane, behind the foreground and middle ground