Tuesday, 18 October 2016

Contextual Research: Line Quality

Tina Berning

I find this illustration really interesting in the way that the whole figure isn't shown. It is so simplified and confident in its line quality that the viewer can and will fill in the blanks. The slight variation in texture towards the right-hand side of the skirt alludes to a casting of light, giving tonal value. This image is loose and therefore full of character, personality, charm and the hand of the maker.


Ping Zhu

The speediness of the line quality really shows here in terms of where the ink shows through and where it doesn't. This quickness in Ping Zhu's sweeping motions has created an atmosphere of blustering wind, an injection of heat or coldness, emotion and motion. There is a definite different between the outline of the characters and their guitars as opposed to the hair and outfits which provides variation and separation of elements in a successful way. Again, this is full of personality - not drawing accurately and having a quirky slant to the images.

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