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Question: What would this drawing style be called!?
Figures (specifically animals) that are captured using very few lines!. The essence of the animal is captured, but the lines are very simple, generally flowing, and often large parts of the figure are only suggested!. It seems that often brushes are used, but not always!.

I'm including links to a couple of examples

http://www!.stockxpert!.com/browse!.phtml!?f!.!.!.
http://digitalbacklot!.blogspot!.com/2008_!.!.!.
http://upload!.wikimedia!.org/wikipedia/en!.!.!.

Does this particular style of drawing have a name, and are there resources to learn more about it!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
that style of art is called "contour!."Www@QuestionHome@Com

I agree that the first two are contour drawings!. But not sure why anyone would say the last one is similar to Andy Warhol's work or Kandinsky's!. It is not!. It is a highly stylized drawing of an animal (a fox!?), but I don't know what tradition it is borrowing from!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

minimalist sketching that reflects the work of kandinskyWww@QuestionHome@Com

the first two remind me of contour drawings!. the last is more like pop art, Warhol's styleWww@QuestionHome@Com