Contour Line Rainbow Blobs

Alexander 6th grade

(above)

 1st Period Art 2019

Ruben, Ambria, Jason, 

Desiree, Yuka & Katie

2nd Period Art 2019

 Janette, Saphyra, 

Chris, Lucy, 

Isac, Caroline,

Moses & Chance

 3rd Period Art 2019

Maxx, Caroline, 

Bailee, Josilen,

Kaylee, Brooklyn, 

Danielle & Ethan

4th Period Art 2019

Krissie, Brian, Riley, 

Jackie, Brooke & Alisia 

8th Period Art 2019

Breanna, Makena, Preciosa, 

Tania, Marco & Chevelle

9th period Art 2019
Nathalie, Maiyah, 

Jamya, Jorja & Luke

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I found inspiration for this project from the art teacher

2art.chambers 

on Instagram. 

She always has fun colorful things for her class to do.

Here is her website as well...

https://www.asktheartteacher.com/home/2018/11/12/lauralee-chambers

I wasn't really sure of her method of doing the project, so I did a little experimenting of my own. 

Using a combination of watercolor and marker with water 

I ended up having a similar 

(but not so brilliant) result. 

Begin with 8 circles drawn in pencil in varying sizes.
Some may go partially off the paper.
We will experiment with 2 methods of watercolor and use 4 for each type. 

How I started the circles. 

TECHNIQUE 1

Fill in the entire circle with water from a brush. 

Get watercolor on the brush and drop/dot colors into the circle all around

 and they will expand outwards. Use ANALOGOUS colors that will blend well and that are next to each-other on the color wheel

This watercolor technique is called wet on wet. 

SEE VIDEO

results After the WET ON WET watercolor drop method. ..

TECHNIQUE 2

Now, time for the second type of watercolor technique... 

MARKER WASH. 

Video with marker dots only. 

Apply large dots of marker to the remaining circles leaving a little wiggle room for them.

Continue to choose ANALOGOUS colors that blend well. 

They should be about the size or a skittle or a peanut M&M. 

Use a wet brush to swirl the colors together. 

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Trial and Error... Critiquing and Tweeking..

Because my original wet on wet watercolor was not as brilliant as hers,  

I added marker dots when it was dry and went over the marker with a wet brush to make it expand. 

After adding marker and water...

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adding

CONTOUR LINE

After the water is dry, begin tracing the circles. 

Stay with their shape, even if it got a little off the circle. 

THis makes the outcome more interesting. 

Contour line is used in different areas of life. 

It is used for topography maps and in drawing. 

Topography

Drawing

Our CONTOUR LINES will resemble that of the Typography Map. 

https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/33147/Cross%20Contour%20Drawing.pdf

 

Continue outlining until the black circle is about to touch another circle or line. 

If this happens, do not touch them, but use the same line to go around the other circle as well 

(like an "8" that does not touch in the middle). 

Continue doing this until it is filled up with lines that bend around each circle. 

This is called CONTOUR LINE> 

Alexa adding shadow with blendy stump. 

Then, using a pencil and a shading stump, add a shadow around each circle. 

Drawing Paintbrushes

This project is inspired by the famous artist

Jim Dine. 

He was considered a POP ARTIST because of his tendency to use common everyday objects as his subject matter. He like to paint bathrobes, art supplies, shoes, tools and toys. 

Here is a picture of Jim Dine from young and old. 

Here 

 The project we are starting is based on his everyday tools. Some of them were scissors, paintbrushes, wrenches and hammers. Will focus on art tools around the art room. Students will draw (not trace!) 5 or more art supplies beginning with pencil lightly. Guidelines are a good idea for keeping your brushes symmetrical and balanced down center (see below). 

Then they will outline the line drawing with a permanent marker. Shading will be added on and casted beneath (as if on table) with a pencil and blending stump. We will finally splatter the drawing with paint as he did with ink.

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Draw 5 Everyday Art Supplies

At least 2 brushes...

You can have them at different angles, overlapping or all in 1 row. 

Draw lightly withe pencil. Remember your view/perspective. You are drawing them as if they are sitting or scattered on table and you are looking directly from above. This view is called an "aerial view" or "bird's eye view". 

Make sure you stay symmetrical and proportionate to scale.

 Add detail (texture, lines)

Outline with Permanent black marker, 

Add a shadow on the objects (keeping a consistent light source) and 

add a cast shadow off of the object. 

3rd period Art 

2019 Mineola Middle School

You can also add other art tools like Jim Dine did. 

How about scissor or a permanent marker?

SEE ABOVE ORDER

1.Draw with pencil lightly keeping symmetry and proportion. 

Add details. 

2. Outline with Sharpie and erase pencil. 

3. Shade inside the brush with a consistent light source 

(above light is on left side)

4. Add cast shadows off/beside the tools on surface. 

(sit opposite light source, above on right side of brushes)

5. Splatter paint the brushes and background outdoors. 

2020

Gabby, Payton, 

Emmily, Kyla, 

Victoria and Braylee

Lucy, Kaylynn, 

Yarelli, Landon, 

Maiya and Lovella

2019

(below)

Like this?

Similar project from past Lost Sock Art Teacher
https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2015/11/pencil-power.html

Idea inspired by Instagram art teacher,
2art.chambers
Here is more info about her...

https://www.asktheartteacher.com/home/2018/11/12/lauralee-
chambers