What is the crucial instruction you must follow regarding your gaze and your drawing during the Pure Contour Drawing exercise?
Explanation
This question emphasizes the most challenging and critical rule of the Pure Contour Drawing exercise. By preventing the student from looking at the paper, the exercise forces a shift away from the symbol-based left brain mode to the purely perceptual right brain mode.
Other questions
According to the list of drawing materials, what are the approximate dimensions of the piece of clear plastic you will need?
What is the primary purpose of making pre-instruction drawings?
Which of the following is NOT one of the three required pre-instruction drawings?
What is the stated reason for completing the 'A Person, Drawn from Memory' drawing exercise?
The chapter explains that the 'tyranny' of the childhood symbol system is a large part of why untrained adults often produce what kind of drawings?
When creating a viewfinder, what is the purpose of drawing diagonal lines from opposite corners?
What is the primary purpose of the book, as stated in the section 'Expressing yourself in drawing: The nonverbal language of art'?
How is the line in a signature described in the context of the nonverbal language of art?
What paradox about drawing is presented in the section 'Drawing as a mirror and metaphor for the artist'?
Which of the following is NOT one of the named categories for styles of line mentioned in the chapter?
What is the recommended tool for toning your paper in the Modified Contour Drawing exercise?
When beginning the exercises, what does the author suggest you glance through to understand terms that may have different meanings in art terminology?
What is the primary function of keeping all your drawings together in a folder or envelope?
In the context of the Modified Contour Drawing exercise, why is it beneficial to tone the paper first?
What is the 'pure line' sometimes called, named after a 19th-century French artist?
What is the recommended distance to sit from the mirror when doing the 'Self-Portrait' pre-instruction drawing?
What is the benefit of stacking two or three sheets of paper when you draw, as mentioned in the instructions for the 'Self-Portrait'?
When comparing your 'Self-Portrait' to your 'memory drawing', what does the author suggest you look for?
The chapter shows that after five days of instruction, the 'After' drawings of an entire class show what characteristic?
What does the author state is the final, essential step of the Modified Contour Drawing of your hand?
In the section 'Drawing as a mirror and metaphor for the artist', two drawings of the same model are shown to illustrate personal style. Who were the two artists?
What does the author suggest you might want to do with your pre-instruction drawings after you've finished them, besides titling and dating them?
According to the chapter, what is one of the key differences between the author's drawing style and Brian Bomeisler's, as seen in their portraits of Heather Allan?
What is the important point to remember about the different styles of line (bold, pure, etc.)?
What is the central problem of teaching realistic drawing to individuals from age ten onward, according to the chapter?
In the Pure Contour Drawing exercise, how long are you instructed to set the timer for the first attempt?
What does the author suggest is the reason Pure Contour Drawing is an effective exercise?
What is the special meaning of the term 'edge' in the context of drawing?
The perception of edges is described as the first of how many component perceptual skills of drawing?
In the Modified Contour Drawing exercise, what are you instructed to do with your uncapped marking pen while gazing at your hand under the plastic Picture Plane?
What is the author's quick answer to the crucial question, 'What is drawing?'
Why is it necessary to close one eye when drawing with the Picture Plane?
According to the chapter, what paradox occurs when a flat, two-dimensional image seen on the picture-plane is copied onto drawing paper?
What are the crosshairs drawn on the plastic Picture Plane meant to represent?
What is described as the 'thingness' of the thing in the list of five perceptual skills of drawing?
In the Modified Contour Drawing exercise, the position for drawing is described as what?
After creating a Pure Contour Drawing, what does the author predict you will see in the marks on the paper?
What are you instructed to do with the felt-tip drawing on your Picture Plane at the start of the Modified Contour Drawing exercise?
What does the author suggest you do if you experience painful objections from your verbal mode during the Pure Contour Drawing exercise?
What is the second of the five perceptual skills of drawing listed in the chapter?
How does the chapter describe the hand and pencil's function during the Pure Contour Drawing exercise?
What notable feature is pointed out in the student's drawing of the family cat in Figure 5-5?
Which historical artist is mentioned as having constructed his own 'perspective device' inspired by the writings of Dürer and Leonardo da Vinci?
According to the chapter, why might art teachers become discouraged with the drawings of young adolescents?
In the discussion of children's art development, at what age does making marks on paper typically begin?
What is the basic discovery of art that infants make after a period of scribbling?
According to the chapter, why does cartooning often appeal to children in the early adolescent stage?
What artistic challenge does a child face when trying to draw a cube that 'looks real' from an angle?
What is the author's response to the idea that if a teacher can draw well, they can solve the student's drawing problems by demonstrating?