Project - Organizing Line Weight

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Project - Organizing Line Weight

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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:

  1. Hierarchy of importance method - Heavier on the contours of large and important shapes. Lighter on details within.
  2. 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)

Newest
Camille Dlb
I've tried level 2 of the exercise, but I don't feel comfortable enough to invent a different lighting scenario. If anyone has advice or feedback, it would be great. Have a nice day.
Johan de Jong
I find it again hard to stay on the assignment and not go shading and such...
Daniel Cortes
@pancakequeue
For Light and Shadow I started bouncing between a 2B, HB, and 2H pencil, as some of the finer lines are easier to get darker quicker without making the lines too thick and blocking the detail lines next to it.
Martha Muniz
Great work!
@gabesomen
I feel as if I could have pushed the line thickness a bit more, perhaps I was overcautious. Any thoughts or critique?
RB CG
8d
before watching demo and critique
mark bonaccorso
My attempt at light dark line weight, really enjoyed learning about line weight
Nick
10d
Here are my level 1 submissions, for hierarchy of importance and light and shadow. I may have went a little too dark with it's right ear.
Kzip
10d
Line weight and lightvshadow. Maybe didn't commit as much as I should or could. Not unhappy. Value is really hard for me - maybe hard for beginners period? Have to keep practicing and get my eye in.
@vonsu1
11d
Brad Hewitt
Second crack at lines for shadows. still so much opportunity !
Flo
17d
At what point do they become shapes and no longer just lines? I wasn't sure if I had already moved beyond a "line drawing" in some parts.
@bjuarez7_1
Great lesson for a quick level up with emphasis. Next time I play with weight I’ll probably try digital to really see it pop.
Martha Muniz
Beautifully done :)
Andrew Kovachik
Haha, I did this while on the train yesterday and realised I should have wrote done the instructions. I did the shadow one as instructed, but the other case I think I had in mind the cartoonish contour style. Aside from that I had more fun that I was expecting. I thought I would be a little bored doing a tracing exercise but I had fun! I think I could have pushed the difference between my thick and thin lines more. Cheers, Andrew
Martha Muniz
The Light & Shadow is nicely executed! With Hierarchy, it doesn't strike me necessarily as cartoony, but I find the weight placement bringing the focus towards the horn first, which adds an interesting spin with depth to the image. As you select the Hierarchy of Importance for the image, it's less objective than the Light & Shadow version, because you as the artist can select what you find most important to the image and draw the attention of the viewer towards that. It's another tool in your toolbox :)
Rebeca C
19d
I only had time to try the hierarchy one..
@linetime
22d
Please let me know what I can improve!
Ryan C
22d
My attempts at the rhino and other objects, using the importance and lighting methods. I definitely struggled with over-pressing the pencil and with keeping my lines fluid and not hairy. The rhino-lighting one was interesting; I found it a bit difficult to keep the overall subject coherent with all those dark detail lines on the shadow side of the body.
Rachel Dawn Owens
Youre getting it. Keep going!
Jessica Ambron
Melanie Scearce
Perfect!
@jjones
23d
Had some fun with some different creatures, plus an angry hippo! The hippo is my favorite of the bunch.
Melanie Scearce
GREAT line quality!
@brimarie
23d
Wow, fantastic line guide and great selection of animals. They all turned out super great, but I clearly prefer the snails:-)
Nancy Larson
Great intro to line weight!
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