Definition: A blind contour drawing contains lines that are drawn without ever looking at the piece of paper. This forces you to study a scene closely, observing every shape and edge with your eyes, as your hand mimics these on paper. The aim is not to produce a realistic artwork, but rather to strengthen the connection between eyes, hand and brain: a reminder that, when drawing, you must first learn to see. The erotic prints in this set are among very few
such works to have survived from the sixteenth century, during which a huge expansion in printing technology allowed a wider array of collectors than ever before to pursue their specialist interests. Many such editions would have been suppressed during moralizing purges, among them the infamous To select paintings for your collection that go with your tastes and style, you can use the side menu options. By simply selecting options like color, theme, price, subject, your selection will updated automatically. You can also save any artworks you like as favorite: this will allow you to preserve your personal favorites for future use. If you need to share your artworks with others, you can also make your collections public, it is a creative way to share your preferred art with others art lovers, friends or even customers. Get an art advisor to help you locate and buy art to build your collection Andy Mercer: Expressive line drawings by Andy Mercer: this mixed media drawing contains a mass of lines that create the illusion of a busy city scene – a tangle of architectural form. Buy art you love risk-free on Artmajeur!Buy one-of-a-kind creations that your can not find elsewhere!More options:

Contour Drawing Exercises: Using line alone eliminates the challenge of applying tone, colour and mediums; and instead focuses attention solely upon shape and proportion. After completing warm-up activities such as blind and gesture drawings, slower, more formal contour drawings can be an excellent way to begin more realistic representations of your subject matter. Used intermittently throughout projects, contour drawings can also be helpful for the student who needs to work faster.Self-Portrait with Model" by Lucian Freud, created in 1980-1981, captures the artist’s own body alongside that of a nude female model. The drawing is raw and emotional, with Freud’s signature hatching technique creating a sense of texture and depth.

Peter Root: Contemporary line drawings by Peter Root: a series of straight graphite lines is used to create a curvaceous, flowing abstract form.was devised by the Italian engraver Marcantonio Raimondi, who based his designs on sixteen images of sexual positions reputedly drawn by Giulio Romano, court artist to the duchy of Mantua. Romano also designed and decorated a new pleasure palace, Palazzo Te, filled with a number of erotic frescos, for his patron Federico II Gonzaga on the outskirts of the city. He is also believed to have painted for the same ruler the enigmatic Leonardo da Vinci: These precise anatomical line drawings by famous artist Leonardo da Vinci show the internal structure of a human scalp, skull and eye. Facial proportions are carefully mapped out and documented in the image to the right; the drawings surrounded by annotation and enlarged details.