Contour drawing consists of drawing exactly what it sounds like: the contour or outline of an object. This can be used for many different reasons. When learning to train your eye to see, contour drawing is one of the best methods to start with, and often it is one of the first things you learn how to do in drawing class. Instead of drawing the object, you are forced to draw the negative space instead. This helps train your eye to see, forcing you to follow the curves and lines of the object as you draw it, not what.
