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Drawing. 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. Outline.
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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.
Outline Contour
Briar Ellsworth Kelly
Quick contour Student work
Slow contour Student work
Exaggerated contour Student work
Portrait of Max Jacob Juan Gris
Cross-contour A line that moves across a shape or object to define the surface undulations between the outermost edges.
Bluegrass, Jackson Rd. WA Don Kirby
Contour Drawing Harold Tovish
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.
Hand: Pen and ink Laura Serifin
Kathe Kollwitz Hand Studies
The Toast Andres Zorn
Sy Ross Untitled