[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%”]
Here’s another painter from the list of Carlos San Millan’s favorites: Mitchell Johnson. Johnson’s paintings take urban and suburban architecture and turns them into playful studies of color and shape. The shapes in his recent paintings are large, flat areas of pronounced color theory – almost resembling collage. Artist influences: Josef Albers, Morandi. Place influences: …
What is Intaglio? Simply put, there are two basic types of printmaking: prints made from the ink on top of the carved plate’s surface (like woodcuts). Woodcuts are a type of relief prints. The second type of printmaking is made from incised plates that are inked, then wiped off, leaving the ink in the …
Monotypes are like a painter’s sketch, run through the press. They’re both more immediate, and more re-workable than any other form of printmaking. Once through the press, you can draw or paint on it, or you can do something else and run it through again. It’s instant, and it’s surprising. Every time I do it …
New Deadline for Submissions: January 31, 2021 The first annual Seattle Artist League Portrait Awards are aimed at encouraging artists to focus on and develop the theme of portraiture in their work. The competition is open to everyone aged sixteen and over, in recognition of the outstanding and innovative work in drawing, painting, printmaking, and mixed media. 1st Prize: …
SAL Challenge: Continuous Line
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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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