Sneaker Line Drawing

Visual Arts 10

A line drawing emphasizes the outline or form of objects. You have to very carefully observe the outside shape of ‘things’ when you are doing a line drawing.

Line drawings range from simple to complex depending on the range of skill.Line drawings typically do not have any shading or colour.

You are going to do a focused line drawing of your sneaker.Your drawing must take up most of the page.Please focus on accurate representation of the form (sneaker) and very careful use of line.

Assessment:

• You will be assessed on the following qualities:– Attention to detail– Proportion– Cleanliness and descriptive quality of

line– 3D quality– Focus during work period

Yellow 7/10 = control over your lines, proportionate, detailed

Blue 8/10 = good line description, proportionate, detailed

Orange 9/10 = very good description, very proportionate, very carefully detailed

Green 10/10 = some areas of emphasis, shoe appears 3-dimensional, lines are accurate and bend gently as the shoe does, beautifully proportionate, student is obviously looking hard at what she/he is drawing

Helpful tips!

• avoid heavy lines at the beginning (go over them later).

• don’t be afraid to use an eraser if something “doesn’t look right”.

• identify major shapes: compare spaces between lines.

• trust your eyes!• Detail, detail, detail – vary the thickness of

your lines.• Video Example

Directions

• Fold a piece of paper into four equal boxes• Place your shoe on the table in front of you

and position it in a way you find visually interesting

• Spend 15 minutes drawing your shoe in the first square

• Once finished, change the position of your shoe and spend 15 minutes drawing it again

• Repeat twice more until you have four different contour line drawings of your shoe