outline

Examples of outline in the following topics:

• Contour Line

  • Contour means 'outline', and presents exterior edges of objects.
  • More complex contours can imply shading values through interior outlines and may have line textures or be contrasted with mixed media.
  • Contour drawing is an artistic technique in which the artist sketches the contour of a subject by drawing lines that result in a completed drawing that is essentially an outline .
  • However, because contour can convey a three-dimensional perspective, length and width as well as thickness and depth are important; not all contours exist along the outlines of a subject.

• Vase Painting in the Orientalizing Period

  • The black color came from a slip painted onto the vessel, after which incised lines were drawn on to outline and detail the figures.
  • The bodies of men and animals were depicted in silhouette, though their heads were drawn in outline.
  • Women were drawn completely in outline.
  • This detail from Proto-Attic amphora shows the outline- and silhouette-based forms in which the human body was depicted at the time, as well as the orange clay available to Attic ceramicists.

• The Drawing Process

  • Contour drawing is an artistic technique used in the field of art in which the artist sketches the contour of a subject by drawing lines that result in a drawing that is essentially an outline (the French word contour, indeed, means "outline").
  • The purpose of contour drawing is to emphasize the mass, volume, and outlined shape of the subject rather than the details .
  • However, because contour can convey a three-dimensional perspective, length and width as well as thickness and depth are important; not all contours exist along the outlines of a subject.
  • The artist fixes his or her eyes on the outline of the model or object, then tracks the edge of the object with his or her eyes, while simultaneously drawing the contour very slowly, in a steady, continuous line without lifting the pencil or looking at the paper.
  • The purpose of contour drawing is to emphasize the mass, volume, and outlined shape of the subject rather than the details.

• Jain Illustrated Manuscripts

  • Jain illustrated manuscripts, originally painted on palm leaf, were characterized by sharp outlines and depictions of Jain saviors.
  • Painted on palm leaf, these illustrations rely on sharp outlines for effect, becoming progressively more angular and wiry until barely a trace of naturalism is left.

• Painting during the Tang Dynasty

  • Wu created a new technique of drawing named "Drawing of Water Shield. " Most of the Tang artists outlined figures with fine black lines and used brilliant colors and elaborate detail.
  • From his time on, ink paintings were no longer thought to be preliminary sketches or outlines to be filled in with color.

• Varieties of Line

  • The 'outline' or 'contour line' creates a border or path around the edge of a shape, thereby outlining and defining it.

• Line

  • The outline or contour lines create a border or path around the edge of a shape, thereby outlining and defining it.

• Unity and Variety

  • Color Harmony or Color Theory is considered a foundational composition principle of harmony that outlines the application of color in art.
  • Color Harmony or Color Theory is considered a foundational composition principle of harmony that outlines the application of color in art.

• Painting during the Six Dynasties Period

  • Xie He—a writer, art historian, and critic in 5th century China—is most famous for outlining six points to consider when judging a painting, taken from the preface to his book, The Record of the Classification of Old Painters.

• Linear Perspective

  • In about 1413 Fillippo Brunelleschi demonstrated the geometrical method of perspective, used today by artists, by painting the outlines of various Florentine buildings onto a mirror.
  • When the building's outline was continued, he noticed that all of the lines converged on the horizon line.