Contour Lines
A
contour is the line that defines a form or edge ...think of it as an outline of an object. Contour drawing
is the place where most artists start, following the visible edges of a
shape. The contour describes the outermost edges of a form, and dramatic
changes of plane within the form.
'Blind contour drawing'
is when contour drawing is done without looking at the paper. Let us try a blind contour drawing.
Contours in map making
track across a surface linking points of the same height, so are very different
in appearance and purpose to the contours referred to in visual art.
This type
of cartographic contour has more in common with an artist's 'cross contours',
which are drawn to describe imaginary lines that cut across the form.
