Ep.6 Cover_Working files
Added 2025-03-02 02:01:01 +0000 UTCI have been thinking a lot about how to use lines. Lately, I’ve been drawing a lot of line-art-focused illustrations, so it was inevitable. In this piece, I made a conscious effort to use lines intentionally.
The reason we render in illustrations is primarily to give objects a sense of three-dimensionality. However, line art alone cannot achieve this. Of course, using techniques like hatching to build up lines can work, but the kind of line art I’m referring to here consists of only a few deliberate strokes, like in this drawing.
When using lines this time, I was mindful of several things. Of course, the most important aspect is drawing with a solid three-dimensional foundation. Things that are closer should appear larger, while things farther away should be smaller. When looking from below, the bottom of an object should be visible, and when looking from above, the top should be visible, and so on.
One key point I focused on when placing lines beyond just the contour lines was to “primarily place lines near the contours.” Think about a baseball, for example. Where is the stitching denser—toward the center of the baseball’s surface or near its contour? If you visualize an angled surface, you’ll notice that the stitching appears denser toward the contour.
When drawing elements like clothing folds, strands of hair, or muscle fibers—things that can be represented with lines—I intentionally omit or use thinner, broken lines toward the central area of the object. In contrast, I add more lines or make them bolder toward the contour.
As a result, the line density naturally increases near the contours, subtly enhancing the sense of three-dimensionality in the drawing.
