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Outlining

Children carefully draw their pictures using pencil, but the details can be lost when color is added. The addition of a black outline makes a drawing appear more colorful. The contrast of a little black can brighten a drawing.

We like to use black crayon to cover the pencil lines, but also use a black marker (Papermate Flair or Sylist Pen) when working with finer details or when working with color pencil.

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Angler Fish (with outlining)
by Luke, age 7
Luke outlined his drawing. Outlining helps us see the Angler Fish against the big rock, along with the details in the tail and fins. It also helps us see the teeth! Luke did not outline the glowing "light" at the end of the antenna. This helps the yellow appear to glow.

Chickadee (without outlining)
by Laura, age 8
Laura made a chickadee in a tree using pencil, but did not outline with black after coloring. The chickadee is a small bird. If Laura had outlined the bird and the tree, her delicate bird drawing may have been spoiled. Laura created the chickadee lesson. She mailed her drawing to us along with her own step-by-step instructions.

The Angler Fish lesson is in Draw Write Now, Book 6.

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	*Outlining* Children carefully draw their pictures using pencil, but the details can be lost when color is added. The addition of a black outline makes a drawing appear more colorful. The contrast of a little black can brighten a drawing. We like to use black crayon to cover the pencil lines, but also use a black marker (Papermate Flair or Sylist Pen) when working with finer details or when working with color pencil. . . . . Angler Fish (with outlining) by Luke, age 7 Luke outlined his drawing. Outlining helps us see the Angler Fish against the big rock, along with the details in the tail and fins. It also helps us see the teeth! Luke did not outline the glowing "light" at the end of the antenna. This helps the yellow appear to glow. Chickadee (without outlining) by Laura, age 8 Laura made a chickadee in a tree using pencil, but did not outline with black after coloring. The chickadee is a small bird. If Laura had outlined the bird and the tree, her delicate bird drawing may have been spoiled. Laura created the chickadee lesson. She mailed her drawing to us along with her own step-by-step instructions.
The Angler Fish lesson is in Draw Write Now, Book 6.
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