June

CONTOUR DRAWING

LEONARDO PEREZNIETO suggests a simple daily sketch exercise

Fasten a sheet of inexpensive paper to a drawing board with rubber bands or clips. Sit on a chair, resting the lower edge of your board on your legs with the upper part on the back of another chair. Position your subject in front of you.

Observe the contour of your subject, its silhouette. Pick a point on that silhouette, any point. Place the tip of your pencil on the paper to start drawing the outline, focusing your vision on the location where you