Lesson plan A

(Contour Drawing)
Teacher candidate: Wilson Do
Grade level: 6th Subject: Art
Date: Fed 16, 2020
Unit topic: Contour Drawing

Part I: Define goal for the lesson

What is the focus of this lesson?  Knowledge, using appropriate

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
for Fine Arts (TEKS)
skills, and create expression
through practice and making the
artwork.
(c)  Knowledge and skills.

(1)  Foundations: observation and

perception. The student develops and
expands visual literacy skills using
critical thinking, imagination, and
applying the elements of art, principles
of design, and expressive qualities. The
student uses what the student sees,
knows, and has experienced as sources
for examining, understanding, and
creating original artworks. The student
is expected to:

(A)  identify and illustrate

concepts from direct
observation, original sources,
personal experiences, and
communities such as school,
cultural, regional, national, and
international.

(B)  understand and apply the

elements of art, including line,
shape, color, texture, form,
space, and value, as the
 fundamentals of art in personal
artworks using art vocabulary
appropriately.

(C)  Understand and apply the

principles of design, including
emphasis, repetition/pattern,
movement/rhythm,
contrast/variety, balance,
proportion, and unity, in
personal artworks using art
vocabulary appropriately.

(2)  Creative expression. The student

communicates ideas through original
artworks using a variety of media with
appropriate skills.

(B)  apply the art-making

process to solve problems and
generate design solutions; and

(C)  Produce artworks,
including drawings, using a
variety of materials.

(4)  Critical evaluation and response.

The student is expected to:

(A)  create written or oral

responses to artwork using
appropriate art vocabulary.

(B)  analyze original artworks

using a method of critique such
as describing the artwork,
analyzing the way it is
organized, interpreting the
artist's intention, and evaluating
the success of the artwork.

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter117/
ch117b.html
 State learning standard(s):
§117.302. Art, Level I (One Credit),
Adopted 2013.

(a)  General requirements. Students may fulfill

fine arts and elective requirements for
graduation by successfully completing one or
more of the following art courses: Art I, Art
Appreciation, and Art and Media
Communications I (one credit per course).
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter117/
ch117c.html

Goal(s) of the lesson:  To make sure the students familiar

with the concept of the lesson
(contour drawing) through practice.
 Student will be able to use contour
techniques to create their own
artwork in the way they like to do.

Part 2: Write the objective for the lesson

Specific learning targets/ objectives:  Students will learn the creation of

contour lines.
 Student will describe the differences
between contour drawing vs other
types of drawing.
 Students will be observing and
practice drawing the objects.
 Students will be familiar with
contour drawings after two weeks
practiced and worked on the actual
project that they will be turn in for
grade.

Part 3: Teaching the lesson

Title of the lesson: Body of the lesson

Contour Drawing

Reference information about the Procedure:

artworks and artist.
Day 1
Q& A:
 1. Name a few types of lines that
you know?
 Thick, thin, horizontal, vertical,
zigzag, diagonal, curly, curved, spiral,
etc. and are often very expressive.
2. What is a contour line?
Contour drawing, version of
outline drawing
3. What is the main purpose of a
contour line drawing?
Its objective is to capture the life,
action, or expression of the subject.
 Contour drawing is simply a way to
outline the shape and form of an
object.
4. What is the different between a
contour and a blind contour
drawing?
Contour drawing is where the artist
will outline a subject on your paper by
looking at both the subject and the
paper while they are drawing.
In opposite, the contour drawing is
only look at the subject and draw
without looking at their paper.
5. What is contour line in art?
2 types are a contour drawing and
a blind contour drawing.
6. How do you do contour drawing?
Step 1: Choose What You'll Draw and
Gather Materials. ...
Step 2: Look at the Object. ...
Step 3: Draw Long, Continuous Lines. ...
Step 4: Go Slow and Steady. ...
#1: Make a Contour Drawing of Your
Hand.
Check this out
http://arthistory4artteachers.blogspot.com/201
4/03/picasso-blind-contour.html
Teacher introduce a contour artist
through PowerPoint.
Teacher and students will have a
conversation about the artist’s
works.
Students practice 10 sketches of
contour drawings (2 types).
Students wrap up and start to clean
up for leaving.
Day 2:
Students warm up 10 min of
contours.
Starting the contour drawing
project.
Students wrap up and start to clean
up for leaving.
Day 3-10:
Workdays
On day 10th students expected to
complete their work 95% – 100%.
Clean up.
Day11:
Critique
(When they finished with the project,
they will display their works on the
tables and everyone gathering around
to discuss about the artwork).
Students turn in their work for
grade.
Introduce the new art project. (if
we still have time).
Ian Sklarsky
Ian Sklarsky is an artist working in
Blind Contour. His newest work can be
seen at the Wyndham 45 and the Bernic
Hotel in New York.
He said: "Blind contour refers to a method of
drawing in which the artist draws a line and
never looks at the paper. It takes what one
sees with one’s eye and with study allows the
hand to trace the image from one’s brain. I
pursue this method because of the ways it
captures the essence of my subject. The
contours I draw with a pen create a sense of
rhythm and movement while capturing the
essence and character of the subject in a very
intimate manner.”
http://www.iansklarsky.com/about/
http://www.allisonkunath.com/blind-contour-
portraits

Visual Examples
Let's look at some visual examples of contour
lines.

Example 1: On the left is a photo of a leaf, and

on the right, is an outline or a contour line:

Left: Photo of a leaf; Right: Outline or contour

line
Example 2: Here is a contour drawing of a shoe
in which the artist observed some of the
important interchanges of plane:

A contour drawing of a shoe

https://study.com/academy/lesson/co
ntour-line-in-art-definition-drawing-
examples.html
Vocabulary: Materials:
 Sketch paper/ Construction paper
 Contour line art is a method  Charcoal Pencil
of drawing where you draw only
 Vine char coal
the outline of an object, without
any shading. “Contour” means  Compressed charcoal
“outline” in French, which is where  Watercolor
the name comes from.  Paint brushes
 Acrylic / tempera paint
 Blind contour: the artist drawing  Kneaded Eraser
by looking at a subject without
look down at his paper.

 The purpose of contour

drawing is to emphasize the
 mass and volume of the subject
rather than the detail; the focus is
on the outlined shape of the
subject and not the minor details.
However, because contour can
convey a three-dimensional
perspective, length and width as
well as thickness and depth are
important; not all contours exist
along the outlines of a subject.
Goal:
To encourage students with
using range of art materials to
produce art.
To help students be more
familiar with various shapes to
produce art.
To keep students, follow the
class routine, and be success
in learning and making art.
Summary:
 Student learn about the contour
drawings through observing and
practicing the techniques used by
artist and teacher demonstration.
Student will have about 10 days to
work on their contour drawing
project before turning them in for
grade. Student will also learn so
much after their art critique hold in
class.
Assessment:
 Use discussion and ask questions
to confirm students’ knowledge.
 Walk around classroom to check on
the student’s progression.
 Submit and upload photos of
students work progress.