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Varying line weight can make a drawing more interesting and communicate a more complex story to the viewer. In this lesson, we’ll learn about the importance of line weight when creating engaging and interesting art.
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Shiro
1mo
Hiiii Everyone ! Sorry to bother you all but i've learnt so much from the previous lesson. My major issue was linebreaks and i tried focusing so much on them by reducing as much linebreak as I possibly could, In the process I realised my proportions and addiction of undoing or control z has gotten slightly better. I still cant find the correct line on one stroke but a good 3 strokes and I'm somewhat there haha, I still should work on that. Anyways here's a few recent drawings from the sketch book, could someone please advise me on how to get better at controlling the pen or pencil so that I can have better line weight and also I just watched the project for organizing line weight. My main focus from today will be line weight and controlling my hand. Thank you so much for all your help and lets keep pushing we got this !
ra u
2mo
Hey I tried doing hitachi of importance I’d like to get some feedback please 🫨👌
ra u
2mo
Thanks
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2mo
Hey! I just saw all these comments. It's not trash! Keep practicing. Faces are hard to draw ✍ Try to draw line weight using the examples in the video: lamp, book or coffee cup.
ra u
2mo

@brambodobbie
2mo

Mani kiran Ch
3mo
I tried combining the 3 methods .Any critique is appreciated!!
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3mo
The third drawing turned out the best. The darker marks grouped in the shadow areas shows a lot of depth and thoughtfulness.
The first one could be adjusted to make it more effective. Using a fat outline around the outside contour of the shape can be a cool effect but flattens the forms. Makes it look like a sticker or a puzzle piece or something.
If you want to give it more depth, follow the line across the bottom of the sheet. Not just the abstract outline of the shape.
It will read better that way.
Youre on a good track. Keep it going!
Pat Lou
4mo
I tried to do emphasis, unity and seperation, depth and form, and light and shadow. Any feedback and critiques are welcome!
James Paris
5mo
Fell into the same trap again, kept zooming too much to really refine my lineart, only to realise that it was barely visible once the project was finished and colored :)
Alex McCaleb
5mo
see you space cowboy~

@justino
5mo
I tried to use the line weight in all three ways. The (bubblegum)snake is because I have been trying to draw snakes recently. Any feedback welcome!
James Paris
7mo
Two of my last drawings : these days I'm exporing lineweight because I always struggle to decide if I want my art to have heavy or fine lines.
This time, I did heavier lines to suggest occlusion shadows and light direction.
Overall it seems I made a better job on the first image,I think I lost focus on the werewolf because he's a bit all over the place "lineweight wise".
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7mo
If you pushed the darks around the wolf’s face and hands, you could maybe focus it more.
These are really cool drawings. Keep it up!

@toph
7mo
I forget that I can kind of draw lol. I honestly didn’t think I’d be able to draw the cup, but here we are. I think my line weight looks good, but I’m biased, so please give any critiques!

@labuge
8mo
few practice on the lines work. after practicing sketches from observation and imagination on FrenchBulldog, i realize how much my imagination versions were close to toaster, so i decided to do a toaster one...

@toph
7mo
This is so cute!
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8mo
Haha

@markimus
8mo
This was my attempt at varying line weight. I started with a light sketch approach because I wanted to try to improve on that. The base of the hammer was difficult for me. I would welcome any constructive feedback! I had fun making this one =)

@toph
7mo
You definitely varied the line weights! I like how you made the hammer the focal point with how dark the value is. My only suggestion is making the lines on the handle a little bit thinner maybe

@shopdoc
9mo
Here is my submission for line weight. Love learning this new (to me) skill.
Rob Sinzieri
10mo
Are there any examples of artists doing two methods or even all 3 methods of using line weight (1. outline, 2. show depth, 3. to show light and dark areas) at the same time, i.e. in the same piece? or is this a decision that is made before and then carried through to the end of each piece? Is it common for artists to switch line weight usage, for different pieces? (1 project, line weight is for light/dark, 1 project for depth?)
lukewarm paint
11mo
My first try at line weight by adding it to a sketch I liked, pretty fun.

@joel2311
1yr
where does kim jong gi uses Thick lines on the inside exactly?
Chantel Brockmann
1yr
Definitely highlighting my lack of human anatomy knowledge. Proportions are way off. Regardless, line weight makes a huge difference. Probably my favorite lesson so far.
Side note: My shading is hella scratchy on the background. I think I used too hard of pencil for it. Plus the paper I’m using is pretty grainy.
Salem Reid
1yr
This looks amazing!

Nicole Guz
1yr
I havent watched the demo yet and so I wanted to see if I understood the lesson. Let me know if I did wrong. Thank you!
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1yr
It looks like you understood the assignment. The Importance drawing is so clean and bold. I think the Light and Shadow drawing could be pushed a little more.
Good work!

@joel2311
1yr
here is another quick one

@joel2311
1yr
one is drawn with the hierarchy of importance and the other one is drawn with light and shadow in mind. Like always any criticism or feedback is welcome :)

Sapphire Bandit
2yr
Decided to do line weight out of importance today, definitely an interesting concept that could probably help my drawings be better. I think I did decently well with the rhino, finally got a good reason to use my 8B at least. Any comments, feedback, or critiques are appreciated!
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