Sunday, January 15, 2017

Origins of Contour Drawing



 The contour drawing defines the perimeter of the figure against its background, as so eloquently illustrated in the Durer engravings circa 1530 .Photographic realism before the camera often relied on the sight size execution as well as camera obscura and various grid transfer techniques. These are all forms of measurement that rely on the projection of a matrix grid that corresponds precisely with the image seen from one point of view, hence the stationary "eye pointer" that establishes the position of the viewer's eyeball.









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