Unit 2 - Variety & Unity Poem Illustrations

Part I - Blind Contour Drawing
In your sketchbook, draw the contours of the following things without looking at your paper:
  • A geometric form
  • A found object from the room
  • Your hand

Part II - Contour Drawing
In you sketchbook, draw the contours of the following things.  This time, you should look at your paper and the object while you draw.
  • A geometric form
  • A found object from the room
  • Your hand

Part III - Investigate & Plan
In your sketchbook, brainstorm a list of at least 10 objects that would represent you in some way.  These could be objects that you are drawn to visually or emotionally, or simply things that you are interesting in.  For example, these could be: a camera, headphones, a set of keys, a purse, a hat, a favorite cup, a toy, a device, clothing, etc.  

In your sketchbook, draw 4 of these listed objects in the same contour manner you did before.  

Part IV - Create
Process:
  1. Acquire an old book (preferrably a novel type book) with pages with paragraphs - opposed to a book with pictures and diagrams.  
  2. Draw each object from Part III as a contour study on its own page from the book.  Use a sharpie marker.  Go slow and really study the contours of the object when you draw.  To clarify, you should have 4 different drawings on 4 different pages of the book.
  3. Then, create a "quintet", or a five line stanza, by circling words or phrases you are drawn to or that pertain to the object.  In poetry, stanzas are visual groupings of lines. A group of two lines is called a couplet. A three line stanza is called a tercet. A four line stanza is a quatrain, and a five line stanza is a quintet.
  4. Lastly, add details to your contour drawing, such as lines, shapes and color, to create variety and unity for each picture.