Project - Organizing Line Weight

Lesson by

Stan Prokopenko

inDrawing Basics

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Project - Organizing Line Weight

Lesson by

Stan Prokopenko

in Drawing Basics

10K

Course In Progress

Assignments 1.3K

Downloads 8

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)

Osiris

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10h

Here's my assignment. For the last drawing I tried to set up a new lighting scenario.

Lau Dabo

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Here's my assignment, for the third one I tried to imagine the light coming straight from above the rhino... Used the same basic HB pencil for all of it,

Rachel Dawn Owens

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Very nice line weights

Camille Dlb

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Here are all my attempts for this exercice. For the first one, I have been trying the Level 1. I tried to set a new lighting scenario for the next two drawings. In the landscape one, I tried to show depth through weight Line. hope it is alright. If you have any feedback, I would love to read you. Have a nice day

Melanie Scearce

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Moving the light source is a great way to challenge your understanding, great idea!

Bennett Jimenez

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First photo is organized by “Hierarchy of Importance” method. I focused on the outline of the Rhino as a whole and the horn for the heaviest lines, Then a few medium lines for the nose, ears and eyes. Then very light lines for the rest. Second photo is organized by “Shadows and Light Direction” method. Just putting the heavier lines on where I saw to believe the shadows to be! 🙏

Camille Dlb

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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

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I find it again hard to stay on the assignment and not go shading and such...

Daniel Cortes

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@pancakequeue

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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

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Great work!

@gabesomen

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11d

I feel as if I could have pushed the line thickness a bit more, perhaps I was overcautious. Any thoughts or critique?

RB CG

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12d

before watching demo and critique

mark bonaccorso

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15d

My attempt at light dark line weight, really enjoyed learning about line weight

Nick

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15d

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

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15d

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

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16d

Brad Hewitt

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18d

Second crack at lines for shadows. still so much opportunity !

Flo

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22d

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

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22d

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

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21d

Beautifully done :)

Andrew Kovachik

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22d

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

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21d

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 :)