Adaerel
02-07-2008, 02:38 AM
I thought I would share here one of the most effective techniques to produce line work that I was ever taught and it goes a little something.......like this....
(I posted it to Inkgal on another post, but I thought I would share it around)
http://www.britannica.com/ebc/art/print?id=9278
Something Paul Cezanne did in the painting seen in the link above, was with the use of line, or lack there of. What I mean is he wouldnt so much paint a line on the canvas, but would leave 'strips' of a darker colour (often black) showing in between areas of a lighter or brighter colour. Essentialy blocking out areas with a lighter or brighter colour to leave a line of dark colour running through them instead of painting the dark line through a pale area with a stroke of the brush. It goes without saying that the same can be done with a pale 'strip' between dark areas. It just depends on what colour you want your line.
You could use this line technique with poles, tree trunks, grass, mountain ridges. Heaps effective when done well, and easy to do well.
In the example that I offered you, it would appear as though all the line work is done this way except for the outline between the mountain and the sky and maybe a few others which are painted on.
I hope that makes sense to you.
Questions anyone?:confused1::helpsmilie:
(I posted it to Inkgal on another post, but I thought I would share it around)
http://www.britannica.com/ebc/art/print?id=9278
Something Paul Cezanne did in the painting seen in the link above, was with the use of line, or lack there of. What I mean is he wouldnt so much paint a line on the canvas, but would leave 'strips' of a darker colour (often black) showing in between areas of a lighter or brighter colour. Essentialy blocking out areas with a lighter or brighter colour to leave a line of dark colour running through them instead of painting the dark line through a pale area with a stroke of the brush. It goes without saying that the same can be done with a pale 'strip' between dark areas. It just depends on what colour you want your line.
You could use this line technique with poles, tree trunks, grass, mountain ridges. Heaps effective when done well, and easy to do well.
In the example that I offered you, it would appear as though all the line work is done this way except for the outline between the mountain and the sky and maybe a few others which are painted on.
I hope that makes sense to you.
Questions anyone?:confused1::helpsmilie: