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Under Pressure: Contour Drawing Prep

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Know how to use your tools before you can become a great creator! Here, learners experience their drawing tools using various degrees of pressure as they draw contour lines. This is a preparatory skills practice intended for use prior to teaching learners how to create contour line drawings. 

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contour drawing, Drawing, lines

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contour drawing, drawing techniques, line, pressured drawings, art tool mastery, visual and performing arts
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Grade
8th - 11th
Subjects
Visual & Performing Arts
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