5th Grade: Gestural & Contour Line Drawings



5th Grade: Gestural & Contour Line DrawingsLessons:30 second gestural drawing 1 minute gestural drawing 2 minute gestural drawing 1 Contour Line drawing 1 Blind Contour Line drawing 1 Detailed Contour Line Drawing Supplies: 1 Drawing Pencil1 Eraser3 Pieces of Paper (Doesn’t matter if it is drawing, construction, printer, or lined paper) Each piece of paper can be RIPPED IN HALF to double the amount to 6 pieces**If you want to make your detailed contour line drawing on a whole piece of paper, you will need a fourth piece of paper.Resources: Coloring Books (If you have any to look at for Contour Line Drawings)Gestural Drawing: Line Drawings Video: Activity/Activities:30 Second Gestural Drawing- Ask a sibling or parent to stand in a pose for 30 seconds and try to draw the entire person in the allotted time on a HALF sheet of paper.1 Minute Gestural Drawing- Ask a sibling or parent to stand in a different pose for 1 minute and try to draw the entire person in the allotted time on a HALF sheet of paper.2 Minute Gestural Drawing- Ask a sibling or parent to stand in another different pose for 2 minutes and try to draw the entire person in the allotted time on a HALF sheet of paper. Add details to this drawing if you can like shirt and pants lines, pockets, etc.Contour Line Drawing (Not Timed)- Get an object from your house and draw the OUTLINE of the object on a HALF sheet of paper. (No shading). Think of a Coloring Book page with detailed lines for the object.Blind Contour Line Drawing (Not Timed)- Draw the same object WITHOUT looking AT ALL on a HALF sheet of paper.1 Detailed Contour Line Drawing (Not Timed)- Choose a more difficult object or more objects to draw like a sneaker, hands, etc. and draw only the contour lines of the objects on a HALF sheet of paper or FULL sheet.Reflection Questions: How did your gestural drawings change as you added more time to each drawing?What similarities and differences did you notice while drawing gestural lines and contour lines? Did you like drawing gestural lines or contour lines better?Did the Blind Contour Drawing look like the object when you were done drawing it since you were not allowed to look at your paper while drawing?Did you find it challenging drawing details of the object you chose using only lines without any shading?EXAMPLES FOR EACH PROJECT:Gestural Drawings: Blind Contour Line Drawings: Contour Line Drawings: ................
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