Sketchbook
Assignment
Expressive Lines
Do you ever just doodle as you are talking on the phone
or sitting in class; sometime without even knowing it?
This weeks sketch is just that. Expressive lines.
Only use lines to fill up your page. Try to create different
moods of feeling in your design by using different
thicknesses of lines. Use some techniques such as
crosshatching or scribble to add texture.
When you are done the page should be completely filled!
You can use micron pen or colored pencils for this assignment.
* Try to make as many types of
lines as you can (see box below).
* Repeat each type of line several times.
* Try all types of lines: wavy, curly,
jagged, dashes, fat, thin, etc.
* Fill your page with as
many lines as you can.
Contour Lines: Contour lines are marks that precisely follow the curves and planes of an object.
Parallel Lines: Parallel lines are straight marks that extend in the same direction. Sketched free-hand, the lines need not have ruler straight perfection.
Crosshatching: Crosshatching consists of two or more sets of contour or parallel lines that are stroked in different directions and intersect.
Stippling: Stippling is a grouping of dots.
Scribble: A scribble line is a free flowing (but controlled) mark that loops and twists in a sketchy manner.
Wavy Lines: Wavy lines are drawn side by side in a repetitive pattern
Crisscross Lines: Crisscross lines flow with the contour of an object and are arranged in a staggered, randomly crossing manner.