[image_with_animation image_url=”10149″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] For today’s challenge you’ll need some paper and a pen (felt tipped pens work great for this) so that you can draw a Continuous Line, a line that goes on and on without stopping, requiring you to concentrate a little harder on whatever it is that you’re drawing because you can draw anything you want to as long as you don’t lift your pen because this is about continuous line, not stop and start line, so if you lift your pen, if you lift your pen even once, your drawing is done whether you feel finished or not, it’s done, meaning if you want to keep drawing you have to start a whole new drawing, another continuous line drawing in which you can’t lift your pen and then start again where you left off, because clearly that’d be out of bounds since this is continuous line drawing, a whole drawing without lifting your pen, not once, not even once, which is not the only challenging part of this challenging challenge to draw without lifting your pen, not once, not even once, unless you’re a beginner in which case it is totally alright for your lines to cross each other as long as the tip of the pen stays in contact with the paper (because this is continuous line and you can’t lift your pen from the paper not once, not even once), but if you’re a little bit good at this stuff and not a beginner so you can do with a little extra challenge then the second rule is that the line cannot cross its former path, as illustrated in the image above by Benoit Philippe.
Thankyou for sharingyourwork! I love seeing these artworks online. People who post to Instagram or on Facebook will be eligible to win prizes (see details). No matter where you post, tag us so we can find it. #seattleartistleague #salchallenge #continuousline
The June SAL Challenge: Creative exercises once a day for 30 days. [image_with_animation image_url=”10151″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”]
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SAL Challenge: Continuous Line
[image_with_animation image_url=”10149″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”]
For today’s challenge you’ll need some paper and a pen (felt tipped pens work great for this) so that you can draw a Continuous Line, a line that goes on and on without stopping, requiring you to concentrate a little harder on whatever it is that you’re drawing because you can draw anything you want to as long as you don’t lift your pen because this is about continuous line, not stop and start line, so if you lift your pen, if you lift your pen even once, your drawing is done whether you feel finished or not, it’s done, meaning if you want to keep drawing you have to start a whole new drawing, another continuous line drawing in which you can’t lift your pen and then start again where you left off, because clearly that’d be out of bounds since this is continuous line drawing, a whole drawing without lifting your pen, not once, not even once, which is not the only challenging part of this challenging challenge to draw without lifting your pen, not once, not even once, unless you’re a beginner in which case it is totally alright for your lines to cross each other as long as the tip of the pen stays in contact with the paper (because this is continuous line and you can’t lift your pen from the paper not once, not even once), but if you’re a little bit good at this stuff and not a beginner so you can do with a little extra challenge then the second rule is that the line cannot cross its former path, as illustrated in the image above by Benoit Philippe.
Thank you for sharing your work! I love seeing these artworks online. People who post to Instagram or on Facebook will be eligible to win prizes (see details). No matter where you post, tag us so we can find it. #seattleartistleague #salchallenge #continuousline
The June SAL Challenge: Creative exercises once a day for 30 days. [image_with_animation image_url=”10151″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”]
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