Learning goal

To acquire useful vocabulary in order to be able to describe the procedure of blocking in a composition.

To achieve that goal, you should become familiar with the words in the resource, paying special attention to those included in the exercise. The interactive activity provides feedback so that you can evaluate your performance.

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On the webpage Drawing a Bird 1: Straight-Line Block-In, Sadie Valeri explains how to block in a drawing using straight lines.

Read through the different steps in the procedure and then, using terms from the webpage, fill in the missing words in the text below. The initial has been given to help you.

The envelope is a simple shape that touches all the outer corners of your subject, with no indentations. Make the straight lines of your envelope b Cloze (1): JXUwMDJhJXUwMDFkJXUwMDBlJXUwMDA1 , vibrating and erasable, rather than t Cloze (2): JXUwMDMxJXUwMDBlJXUwMDBmJXUwMDFj and n Cloze (3): .

The most common mistake is to make the envelope too wide. To correct this common error, use a piece of t Cloze (4): JXUwMDJhJXUwMDEzJXUwMDAyJXUwMDA2 paper to t Cloze (5): JXUwMDJhJXUwMDEzJXUwMDAyJXUwMDA2 the original drawing, and then put it over your drawing to check your proportions and correct if necessary. Do this for every step.

Then, the envelope is s Cloze (6): into large shapes.

After that, we move on to the medium shapes. It is very tempting at this s Cloze (7): JXUwMDJjJXUwMDE1JXUwMDA2JXUwMDAy to start adding details, but it is important to keep the drawing rough and simple for as long as possible.

Now you are ready to segment all the lines and shapes into smaller details. The contour line drawing is still not 100% complete, though. You will refine it a bit more in the final step.

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