05-10-2021, 10:50 PM
Ah sorry , yeah my handwriting is a bit gnarly.
Top row says from the left : "gesture line", "gesture line too segmented ", "no knee", "no gesture and knee is broken"
Bottom right is essentially a shortened version of what I typed out in the post regarding contours . "Bumpy lines ruin the flow unless the form underneath is understood . Make informed decision on which lines to simplify and use overlap to hint at form even with just line art"
Bottom left is just saying that if you're trying to render the form or do form wrapping lines then by all means show that bump in the contour if applicable to the study. I know it sounds contradictory but you as the artist have to decide where it's appropriate to include finer details like that. So in this example I'd say that bump in the calf ruins the flow of the leg if you were doing a gesture drawing, or that if you're focusing on understanding proportions there's no point in focusing on something as subtle as that bump. But , if you were focusing on calf muscles then it's good to include it as that bump is due to a very bulgy muscle head transitioning into a thin tendon ( I think , never properly got round to leg anatomy )
Top row says from the left : "gesture line", "gesture line too segmented ", "no knee", "no gesture and knee is broken"
Bottom right is essentially a shortened version of what I typed out in the post regarding contours . "Bumpy lines ruin the flow unless the form underneath is understood . Make informed decision on which lines to simplify and use overlap to hint at form even with just line art"
Bottom left is just saying that if you're trying to render the form or do form wrapping lines then by all means show that bump in the contour if applicable to the study. I know it sounds contradictory but you as the artist have to decide where it's appropriate to include finer details like that. So in this example I'd say that bump in the calf ruins the flow of the leg if you were doing a gesture drawing, or that if you're focusing on understanding proportions there's no point in focusing on something as subtle as that bump. But , if you were focusing on calf muscles then it's good to include it as that bump is due to a very bulgy muscle head transitioning into a thin tendon ( I think , never properly got round to leg anatomy )