Contour lines and silhouettes are outlines that trace the shape of an object without any details of the interior. Silhouettes were commonly used before photography as mementos, with people tracing their outlines. A contour line or silhouette drawing focuses only on the object's outline and interesting shapes, with the viewer unable to see features like eyes or clothing. To create a silhouette, one selects a subject, traces its outline, and cuts it from black paper to glue onto a background.

1. Silhouette and Contour lines

2. Contour lines are the outline of any object;
often these images look like silhouettes or
“chalk outlines” of an object

3. Silhouette Artists/ CAMEOS
• Before photography people would trace their
outlines in PROFILE to keep as mememtoes

4. Contour lines are OUTLINES
You do not see
the eyes, face or
clothing. It is
simply an
outline!

7. Silhouette searching
Pick a silhouette that has interesting
shapes and is recognizable
Some view points aren’t as good for
Silhouette

10. Not DONE because NO
GROUDN LINE

11. Subject Matter
Horizon Line

13. 1.Pick an animal, person in a position, or buildings
you would like to draw.
2.Find a good quality image of this object.
3.Create an outline of the picture to create a
silhouette.
4.Get Mrs. Rimko to check your drawing
5.Get black paper and cut both the white drawing
and black paper at the same time.
6.Glue onto your marble paper.

14. NO
YES