7th Grade: Contour Line Drawing of Animals

Day 1: What is a contour? What is a line? What is negative space? Provide students time to find an animal to draw from various sources (books, magazines, how to draw books). Demonstrate how to break down images into simple shapes. Rough drafts are completed in sketchbooks

Day 2-4: Animals will be drawn on 16x20 white paper. What is pattern? Provide examples of pattern. Students will use to pattern to fill in the negative space.

Vocabulary:
Contour Line
Line
Negative space
Pattern

Materials:
sketchbooks
pencils
animal imagery
Sharpie Markers
16 x 20 60lb drawing paper