A nice aspect of this drawing is the combination of broken and singular lines.

No End To Ideas

To me, the most important aspect of teaching is not the end result, but success in the process. And when the result has been achieved, I think it's important to stress that only 1 solution was attained. Each attempt at the same design could result in newer and different interpretations.

With that in mind, this "contour to texture" idea developed. The simplicity and strength of a contour drawing could be "made new" with specific selections of areas in detailed color that would contrast against it and give colorful life to its spaces.

Not wanting the drawing to end there, the idea of continuing/creating a background texture to interweave between shapes was another "made new" experience again. That would be perhaps the most difficult part to choose a textural aspect "belonging" to the drawing and making its movement supportive.

Leaves became the added texture.

The new texture comes from the plate design. This might have been more clear if one plate had been contoured in that manner.

No added texture was added here. What would you do? Ice cubes? Colored splashes? Checkered cloth? Small seeds? Lemon sections? Hm-m.

Exaggerated leaves contain the concentrated color areas as well as being the added texture.