Project - Organizing Line Weight
Project - Organizing Line Weight
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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)

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grant van zevern
I found with the lighting drawing, that I had to pay more attention to the taper of the lines, in order to get rounding of forms.
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Divya Kumar
Did these on the basis of light and shadow, one with the same light source as the reference and another with a different light direction. Changing the light was very much of a challenge not sure if i did it correctly. Need critiques!
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Divya Kumar
Did the importance method, the proportions are off, slipped my mind that we were supposed trace the image 🥲 Need some critiques on this one
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Charlie Nicholson
Looks good! I think the "hierarchy of importance" leaves a lot of room for interpretation, so this looks fine to me! There is one line that I would probably have chosen to emphasize more based on the choices you made for the rest, which I've attached. And as far as the proportions go, I actually like the exaggerated look you gave the rhino. He's more squat, which makes him look more heavy, and he's a more triangular composition with the legs being the point from where the body juts out making it look pretty dynamic.
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Geoffrey Galatioto
Went with a full drawing of the Rhino and did the Importance method first, then on the same drawing with ink did the Light direction, then with marker the other light direction. For the sketch from observation try to combine some element of depth on the element of the subject and in-between them. Not sure it landed as I wanted.
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Stan Prokopenko
Is the one with the thick lines at the top based on light direction? It feels a bit strange since it's implying the light coming from the ground. The other 3 are nice and subtle. Good job.
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Guillermo R
1- Rhino with importance method 2- Rhino with light direction method 3- Rhino with different light direction 4- Monkey from observation with importance and light direction (worried I added too many details but I felt like they helped read the form of the sculpture and the light direction) 5- Giraffe from observation with light direction (It was really hard holding back and not start to shade this thing to read the form better but I added some lighter texture lines instead that seem to also help read the form)
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Kimberly Lewis
Agreed @Charlie Nicholson The monkey seems as if it might turn it's heads towards me. I love it. Very alive.
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Charlie Nicholson
love how that monkey turned out! I think your linework is very nice!
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Laurent Van Acker
Done with the level 1 assignments! Wanted to focus on the head and horns but now I see zoomed out that the thick line on the rhino butt sabotages that.
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Eugene Kim
Drew the level one rhinos! I'll do level 2 next
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nathan_the_phaneuf
Time for level 2.
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Eddie Blake
line weight exercise
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bexxton
Hello everyone, here are my Level one projects. Feel free to leave some critique.
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Ama B
Here are my level 1 line weight projects. For the Hierarchy of importance method, I wanted the head and horns to be the focal point so I used heavier lines. Then, used lighter lines for the rest of the body. For the light and shadow method, I used lighter lines for the areas that were in the light and darker lines for the areas in shadow.
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Eddie Blake
hierarchy of importance method.
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toriblade
This is my level 2 lineweight project.
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Tim K
It would have been hard enough without the brush pen. I will do some in pencil.
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Bernt Bigton
Old Shoe. My first version I did with a red pencil, but I think the pencil is to soft because it would not stay sharp. My second version with a HB pencil I think is better, but I still think my lines look messy
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toriblade
looks great! Amazing photos btw
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nathan_the_phaneuf
Hi and Bonsoir. This is my first level 1 attempt. It was done before watching the demo, so it will be redone after that. Also, I'll try the level 2 soon.
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Osman Perez
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Patricia French
Took a few tries on printer paper before I was comfortable adding to my class sketchbook. I’m happy with it overall. It is progress for me.
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Peter Bajzek
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Bernt Bigton
This is my Before demo version
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