[Frank]

hey everyone, I was just wondering if you could help me out by looking at this image. I've become facinated with line drawing recently, and I find it really fun to sit down and work on something like this. However, I'm finding it difficult to get texture, differences in shapes, and the lines seem to mish-mosh together into a mess alot of the times. Can anyone give a few pointers?
thanks everyone, and keep up the stellar work.

[Pigeon]

One quick thing you should be able to start incorporating quickly is varying the thickness of your lines. For instance on the line defineing the bottom of your cornea, you could widen it at the bottom and then have it thin on the ends. Since scratchboard is so linear, use line as expressively as you can. Use it to show weight and recession into space as well as texture, value, and shape. As far as mish moshing, just choose which lines are THE most important, and eliminate the rest. Knowing what not to put in your drawing is one of the toughest skills to acquire, so keep practicing.

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-Pigeon
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[Pigeon]

Also, if you get the chance, you may want to try Painter's scratchboard tool. It's a blast!

[This message has been edited by Pigeon (edited August 20, 2000).]