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In this project, we'll practice organizing line weight in our drawings.
Level 1 - Trace
Trace over the provided linear version of the photo to avoid getting distracted by proportions. Trace it twice, using two different line weight approaches discussed in the last video:
- Hierarchy of importance method - Heavier on the contours of large and important shapes. Lighter on details within.
- Shadows and light direction method - Reference the original photo to identify the shadows.
Note: Don't use the depth and form method yet.
Level 2 - Draw from Observation
Level 2 students, in addition to the tracing exercise, try to trace it again, but imagine the light coming from a different direction IF you’re ready for that.
Then, draw from observation, focusing on line weight. Choose objects around you and draw as many as you'd like. If you draw a landscape with a clear foreground, middleground, and background, you can use the depth approach to line weight.
Deadline for submissions to be included in the video critique is next Thursday (4/13/2023)
I'm more familiar with "importance" line weight.
I wasn't sure on the shadow one whether or not to make all lines in shadow darker, or just the edges of a shadow. I think I leaned toward in shadow = darker though.
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6h
I think it helps to think about the light source. Figure out what direction the light source is coming from, and then use the heavier line weight on the opposite side that the light is facing, if that makes sense. These are looking good!
On the shadows and light direction, I could've made the darker lines thicker. They don't stick out as much as I thought they would.
Here's my first go at it before watching the demo - I the darkest and lightest color were pretty obvious to me, but I had some trouble deciding where to use the middle color. I'm looking forward to watching the demo and giving it another go
I enjoyed this exercise a lot more than I expected to. The tracing was easier than I expected thanks to my (somewhat) improved line control from doing the warmups every day. I think I understood both parts of the assignment, so hopefully I actually did this one correctly but I guess I won't know until I watch the critique video *crosses fingers*
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11d
These look really nice, great job! I feel like I can clearly read the light direction in your light/shadow drawing :)
I did both digitally. I feel I struggled more with the light/dark study since I wasn't sure if the transitions from thick to thin were too harsh, if the darkest places were emphasized enough, or if I picked incorrectly.
I like the hierarchy of importance result but I'm not sure if I could have done that one better, too.
Oversight for my line level 2: the direction of light that I chose casts almost the whole rhino in shadow, so it's not the best example demonstrating using line weight for light and shadow.
For the drawing from observation, I drew my cat looking away from me. I definitely simplified the background because I need a perspective refresher lowkey. But it still demonstrates line weight with the transition from a heavier foreground to a lighter background.
I don’t have a printer so I had to redraw the rhino as best as I could, still had a fun time with it though I’ll probably have to work on this course more
Not sure if I got it right. I wasn't sure if I should darken all lines which are in shadow for the "Shadow &light" part. I tried to emphasize the darker side.
For the other tracing exercise I tried to incorporate lighter lines for the part which are further in the background.
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16d
I think you should try darkening all the lines you see in shadow. They don't all have to be the same thickness, because then it might look too uniform and you wouldn't see the hierarchy. So I suggest darkening them but keeping variable thickness depending on how "important" or simply if they're big lines on the photo or not. Right now on your shadow and light drawing, it gets a little confusing because I can't quite tell where the light source is coming from based on how you drew your lines. I think you did great on the one where you factored in distance!
I’ve already watched both demos, but I think I need more practice with the lighting and shading one.
Attempted to sketch the rhino likeness. A couple of versions, one to highlight the outline, the other the direction of light. Definitely going to be revisiting this exercise
Really struggled with this one, line weight and tapers have always been one of my weakest skills (done digitally)
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20d
You did a great job! I think some lines in the image with the house could be adjusted, like making the foreground objects a bit thicker (the fence, top left leaves), and the house lines slightly thinner if you can. The house and the chickens are about the same even though the chickens are closer. You could also play with the opacity of your brush, since that would replicate how much pressure you're putting on your pencil when working traditionally and could get a different effect from just thinning the lines if you feel you can't really thin them anymore :)
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26d
This looks really nice, your line quality is stellar. You were really successful with showing the depth. Usually objects appear lighter when further away, so you really nailed that :)
Rhino hierarchy and light. Had fun with this one, it is also good to practice your lines by following as in warm up.
Left hierarchy of importance right light and Shadow.
I had more problems with the light and Shadow because i cant understand how to do the parts that are in light but also with shadows
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1mo
I think you did a good job! The contrast is strong in the light and shadow drawing which was the goal. For the parts that are in light but still have a shadow, try focusing on the side of the shadow and do heavy/thicker lines for that side :) Doing so should still communicate where the light is.
I realized after finishing this that I was supposed to trace it twice--once for hierarchy and once for shadows and light direction. I did prioritize hierarchy here with an emphasis on the rhino's silhouette, however, I added some weight for areas I felt were more in shadow. I knew going into this exercise that I probably didn't fully understand it, but found it interesting and worthwhile regardless. With all that in mind, I think I will watch the demo then attempt the two separate traces. Feedback is appreciated!
The first one is hierarchy and the second one is shadows and light direction. I realize now as I'm posting that the hierarchy one is way lighter than I meant it to be around the contours, but I think I did ok overall. I'm really starting to enjoy and understand the importance and how to really show line weight. I did this digitally, but it felt just the same as doing it traditionally so I see that muscle memory is starting to stick in my brain.
