Line

Line

Gesture, control, speed, tool, pressure, media

• JAMES JARVIS - loose, minimal, aesthetic
• LUCINDA RODGERS - pen, ink, brush
• MATT BOISMIER - gesture, character

TASK - 3X4 Human figures drawn in a dynamic pose

> Each with a different tool - or change the way you use it

> Focus on quality of line

pencil and fine liner drawing

coloured pencil drawing

pencil (left) ink (right)

white pen on black acrylic

pencil and fine liner (left) copic pen (right)

ink nib 

ink nib

This is my favourite line drawing from this task. I like how the scratchy lines create a tone of voice and reflects the mood from the position shown, making the figure in the picture look angry and emotional. This made me realise how important choice of material is and how it effects the mood of an image, so in later work I want my choice of materials to be considered to help reflect what I want to illustration to communicate.

coloured pencil 

I enjoyed doing this task, as I always do tonal drawings so it was good to get out of my comfort zone and try something new. I like how quickly you can produce a series of drawing with line, as you just pick out the main features that are needed to express the subject.

I also liked working with a gestured figure, because it was far more challenging, making you really focus on proportion of body which improved my drawing.

But I still felt a bit restricted by just doing line work, as I think that illustration that's just made up of line can look a bit empty and filling it with texture and shape can bring more opportunity to add character and personality. But, I don't know if that's just me being naive about line work illustrations.