DSC 1. Line Drawing - Jennifer

My inspiration for ‘Line Drawings’ project was a mask which I found in the classroom. The first part of the assignment; using a single line, I feel I originally took the project too seriously. In my rough draft I found myself using only a thin line throughout the piece. Although I was able to get very precise and detailed with the thin line, I soon realized that there was much more variation that I could accomplish with the piece. My strategy shifted as I experimented with different line thicknesses. I began focusing less on trying to make the mask look symmetrical. Additionally, I learned that a line could be more comparable to a squiggle or shape rather than solely a straight line. By making some lines heavier than others in different areas throughout the mask, I was able to give the piece more depth.  

For the second part of this project I composed my drawing using parallel-horizontal lines. In my first draft of this project I was not taking any risks with the piece. All of the lines were extremely light and dainty; the piece felt fairly safe and partially boring because the line spacing and thickness was so constant. On my final draft I shifted my strategy by allowing myself to bring extreme thickness to certain areas, particularly the lips and eyelashes. I also began testing different spacing techniques amongst lines in some of the feathers to make them more interesting to look at. I veered away from a symmetrical look by putting different designs on either side of the mask. I feel the variation in line thickness and spacing on my final draft of this piece made the mask more intriguing and held my eye in different areas of the piece for a longer amount of time.