Todays exercise was in quality of line, but, as an addition to that, we had to consider different mediums, and how they affect the line. In order to truly grasp this, we were instructed to find an image relating to our chosen subject (mine being tribes and rainforest) and re create it 20 times using different mediums.
So i found this fella.
1. Red biro, Brush pen
A nice combo but not really used appropriately, the base forms and shapes (the map of the face lets say) was drawn with the biro, ant then a final image is inked with the brush pen. The biro should have been used for highlights or accents, so it kinda just looks like i didn't bother to clean the image once finishing it.
Ive always found it hard to not just end up with thick uneven line work when using a graphite stick on previous occasions, i've managed to avoid that this time, so it is possible to get a nice range of line. The ability to slide it on its side for a sweep of mid tone is quite handy too, i've seen it used to great effect on life drawing to quickly capture shadow.
3.Red and Green felt pen, red biro
Im usually more clinical with felt pens, finding it strangely handy for making a block wash of colour, and usually avoiding line work. Its kind of cool, easy to create an image of contrasting tones, and unpredictable values, if you use it in rushed un orderly manner such as this image. The line is typically even, unlike its colour value. Looks a little unkept for me so i doubt i will use it in this manner in the future.
4. Grey ink wash, Orange ink applied by brush
This looks nice! The colour itself is great, but using a brush and ink wash is great for building varied tones, as is the ink atop it. You can tell a difference between where the orange sits atop a light wash and dark wash, and the line work of the orange is also quite nice, cant beat the use of a brush when wanting a varied line quality.
5. Red Biro, purple felt pen
Thought id crack out the red biro again and use the line for what i had suggested, its great for building tone. The bold lines of felt pen are quite a nifty contrast, ill keep it in mind.
6. Orange ink applied by dip pen, Blue felt pen
Thinking about the effect of the orange over ink wash, i thought id try the felt over a solid line of orange, thanks to the dip pen. It does offer the nice variation of tones from overlaying sections, but id rather have a thicker orange line, so possibly a different pen next time.
Brush pen is always great and filled with possibilities, even if my image looks rather silly.
8.Red crayon
Another reliable medium, and great for varied tones, just press harder for a lovelier darker line.
Yeah, much preferred using the softer crossing lines to build tones than just use it for line work itself, id much rather keep biros to writing if thats quite alright.
Again, biros for handwriting n all that.
11. Red and green felt pen
So using the felt for both line and fill has been very interesting, the outcome is quite muddy, but i like it, and cant really put my finger on why. Regardless, nothing new regarding quality of line really.
12. Red felt pen, Brush pen
Again, the handy dandy brush pen gives a lovely range in quality of line, and the block red against the black line goes down a treat.
13. Brush pen, Tipex
So, time to see what the brush pen can do when mistreated, stretching it to its limit, pushing it down as far as i can to get the resulting rough black wash for a backdrop. The tippex was actually very surprising, i didn't expect the line to be consistent and the tone to be inconsistent, for a strangely painterly finish. Quite nice really.
14. Pink and blue watercolour
Aside from the drawing being a bit goofy, i must say its a bit of a sin how little i use watercolour for linework, the range of colour alone is enough, but the washy, sometimes blotchy finish is just so nice to look at.
That being said, its also a bit of a sin to stick to the one colour, but isnt a complete failure of an outcome.
16. Orange watercolour
I think i went a bit far with the watercolour here, it doesnt exactly work within the quality of line task, now does it.
Again, not really perscribing to the quality of line theme, but still a nice image i guess.
18. Green watercolour, crayon
Ok, back on track, this resul is really interesting. Because of the crayon againt the weaker wet paper, it has riged, giving the line a cool 3D floaty look, vey interesting.
19. Blue, Green, Red crayon
Crayons are cool, multiple colours of crayon atop each other is even cooler, but i cant really think of too many scenarios that this would have its use.
20. Brush pen and fine liner
A medium I've been messing around with alot as of recent, i ove using tons of little lines to build tone and shape to an image, i feel its quite effective also.
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