Contour Line Cat

8x8 watercolor using Rosa paints on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper done last week after studying contour and blind contour line art in my class. Lots of fun. COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2024

Contour Line Drawing - WIP

13x10 contour drawing with Pigma Micron 01 pen on archival matboard of a surfer just coming in out of the water. I'll try different watermedia to see what works best, then try other beach related photos from the time I lived on the beach in Florida and North Carolina.

Fowl Language - Contour Line Drawing

13.5 x 21.5 with Pigma Micron 01 pen on partially gessoed matboard, rooster and hens courtesy of Sharron/WetCanvas! This was drawn in 10 minutes and the painting can't be more than 2 hours...

Finished! Self Portrait: Blue Jeanz

22x15 watercolor and gouache on Arches 140 lb cold press paper. I can't see anything else to do to make me look better, LOL! Except this is a much younger version! Now will be thinking of a figure to do for the upcoming 23 April workshop.

Step 5 figure

Hey, I don't look too bad half dressed, ha! I think the blouse will be done in blues and purples with some white, painted very quickly. The brown bag straps and belt were done with quin burnt orange, Carbazole violet, and quin gold. Skin tone were American Journey Peachy Keen, Apricot, QBO, and permanent rose. Already I can see my left arm is too skinny so will alter that. Hair colors: quin gold, raw sienna, burnt sienna, UB, and arylide yellow.

step 4 figure

With this detail you can see I've put in most of the hair sections and background. Some layering will be needed and I got the stamping too heavy but this can always be addressed in different ways such as adding gouache, acrylics, latex acrylics, Caran D'Ache or whatever.

Next Step WIP Self Portrait

You can see the beginning stages of painting my contour line drawing and the white acrylic stamping. I'll lay colors in with watercolor then if not strong enough will use acrylics and/or gouache.

Contour Line Drawing

Here's a contour line drawing on the back of a failed tulips painting on Arches 140 cold press paper, 22x15. I used a black 01 Pigma Micron pen and began at the top of my head working all around, never letting up on the pen, as you're supposed to do with these type drawings. It is a bit more freer than trying to capture a photorealistic image. I'll add texture next, let that dry, then stamping, painting, adding and subtracting areas until it starts to look like a woman holding her purse. The bleed-over of colors from the tulips does not bother me and this will be a fun adventure in preparation for my 23 April class "Funtastic Figures" here in Big Spring. So stay tuned!