contour drawing (technique)

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Line drawing technique, often used as a training exercise, where the artist or student draws an outline of a subject without lifting their pencil from paper, and without glancing down at the drawing. The method was popularized by Kimon Nicolaïdes in his book The Natural Way to Draw (1941).
contour drawing
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024