Shape and Volume

Shapes and Volumes

Artists can use different shapes and volume as well as the use of different lines and line weights can produce the illusion of a 3D object on a 2D piece of media.   

Here are some studies I did of using different lines and line depth to shade and give volume to the basic shapes I drew. I found these easy to do but exceptionally tedious as it took a long time to produce an even tone, especially when stippling. 

This example (Jiahao Han, J. The Belgariad: The Lion Inn. 2020) of games art is a good representation of how line can convey depth and occasionally shadow. As this is just line art, Jiahao Han has used a variety of line depth to convey how bold a line will be in the final piece. The roofing boards in the very top left have incredibly faint lines to indicate that there are a variety of boards. Conversely he has used deeper, broader lines in the foreground to indicate these are important pieces of the piece. 

This piece (Mondrian, P. Composition with Yellow, Blue and Red 1937-42.) by Mondrian is one of his many experiments with line and colour. This one uses several solid black lines and produces for me a busy feeling, the frequency that the lines occur fills the canvas in a very effective way even though these are just solid black lines with a few basic colours.

Here is some work I produced using different line weights in an attempt to produce volume with several annotations on the first page.

In this second page I was attempting to improve my use of a pen to shade, In some ways I believe I succeeded. The further down the page I went, the better I believe my shading got. I still need to practice adding curvature and texturing but for early on in my using of a pen to draw I do not believe this is bad.

 

Bibliography

Jiahao Han, J. 2020. The Belgariad: The Lion Inn. [online] ArtStation. Available at: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Gad5A1

Mondrian, P. 1937-42. Composition with Yellow, Blue and Red [Oil paint on Canvas] Tate, London