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Drawing

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Contour In art, the line that defines the outmost limits of an object or a drawn or painted shape. It is sometimes considered to be synonymous with outline; as such, it indicates an edge that also may be defined by the extremities of dark, light, texture, or color.

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OutlineContour

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Ellsworth KellyBriar

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Quick contourStudent work

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Dennis Sopczynski

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Student work

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Slow contourStudent work

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Exaggerated contourStudent work

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Juan GrisPortrait of Max Jacob

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Cross-contour A line that moves across a shape or object to define the surface undulations between the outermost edges.

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Topographical map

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Student work

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Don Kirby Bluegrass, Jackson Rd. WA

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Harold TovishContour Drawing

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Student work

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Hatching and Cross-hatching Repeated strokes of an art tool, producing clustered (usually parallel) lines that create values. In cross-hutching, similar lines pass over the hatched lines in a different direction, usually resulting in darker values.

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Student work

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Laura Serifin Hand: Pen and ink

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Kathe Kollwitz Hand Studies

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Andres ZornThe Toast

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Sy Ross Untitled