

Pick a simple object and ask the kids to really notice each little edge and part. After all, you can’t even see your drawing! Emphasis becomes on really looking at the object and noticing the intricacies of it. The pressure to make your drawing look “just right” is totally gone.

I love blind contour drawings for this reason. in fact, if it doesn’t, you probably cheated and looked at your paper! Your kids will giggle until the tears come. A blind contour drawing may look a little weird. This is harder than it sounds because it is so tempting to look at what you’re drawing. Your student looks at and attempts to draw an object’s contours without looking at their paper. My favorite is the blind contour drawing. There are different types of contour line drawing. Encourage kids that although the words may be fancy and the concepts new they’ve actually been doing this all along! (Great job kids!) A blind contour drawing… Kids naturally draw outline type drawings because they are the simplest form of drawing. Lines define every edge of an object with no shading. Sounds simple, right? Contour line drawing is a big concept that is easily introduced even at a young age and packs a big punch in terms of learning to see what is front of you! This quick blind contour drawing exercise is sure to bring giggles and learning!Ī contour drawing is a line drawing. Contour drawing is essentially drawing the edges or outlines of an object to define it.
