Let's dive into your "Organizing Line Weight" submissions! In this critique I'll look through both level 1 and level 2 projects and discuss how to improve line weight issues.
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@tgambrell
3d
First time drawing digitally so this was a bit of a challenge for me. Image of a trip I had in Hawaii, thought it would be cool if the image had an actual dinosaur. Any criticism would be appreciated.
Scott7
12d
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11d
It might be easier to just focus on the car here. I like that you went for a whole scene though. It’s good to push yourself.
If you push the weight lines on the car, it will separate it from the background more. This will make the drawing more appealing and easy to read.

@schmal
15d
Hello Ya’ll, the first one is a the lighting method, the second one is more intuitive/focusing on the focal point. Can i improve/fix something?
Dylan Jagiello
28d
A few more studies with line weight
Wesley
23d
That looks awesome
Rob Sinzieri
1mo
Anyone else spending more time, looking for pictures to draw then practicing drawing? Any insights? is there a Proko reference pack of images to practice line weights?
Dylan Jagiello
28d
I go on pinterest it usually has a ton of nice references
@mx2
1mo
Was sketching and designing a character but at the same time trying to think about line weight and I think this came out all right!
(I know my line quality is kind of messy and shaky but I'm not sure if that's a bad thing? I don't like actually lining so what I do is work on one layer and make a sketch and then clean up the sketch by erasing anything I don't need/want, so it's a deliberate decision which ends up creating this effect as a result? Worried that this is bad though and I'm falling into the whole 'this is just my style' excuse.)

Axel Gyllenstierna
2mo
My rhinos turned out pretty bad so I tried to make it simple. Started with a simple still life photo, progressing to my shoes and then a photo from Lisbon. Really enjoyed the process and the progression, I never really considered lines to make such a difference!
Jeffrey Powers
2mo
Trying to get more practice with lines. Tried organizing line weight based on shadow and contrast.
Brian Brotherston
2mo
My line weight drawings, Importance and light direction emphasis
Tommy Pinedo
3mo
After attempting on practicing depth and form on the shoes, I tried practicing depth and form on women heels. This was a little tough for me to get it to feel there is depth and form. Feedback is always welcome! :)
Shane Ledbetter
4mo
Spent some time trying to draw the form here rather than sketching it. Thought I could use the practice with the other things we've learned. Hope someone can give me some feedback!
Henry
5mo
Before the demo, I did a comic sketch of Spiderman, but after watching the demo, I realized my sketch wasn't interesting because there was no organization in my line weight (except for the eyes and the spider logo on the chest). After watching the demo, I went back to that drawing and added some organization, using the hierarchy of importance method. I feel like the second sketch is a lot more interesting but I'm definitely open to feedback

@mathtry2draw
6mo
here my homework + intuitive linework I did on my own

Agnieszka
6mo
Love it!

Agnieszka
6mo
Additional examples on line weight.
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6mo
Great practice! The one thing I'd recommend considering is for the Hierarchy of Importance version, where the center bud of the rose could be a secondary point of interest after the outside outline of the rose, and the leaf outlines that are blurred in the picture are ever so slightly less heavy. This way, it centers the viewer's eye into the key idea of this picture, which is the rose, and the background leaves are less of a distraction from that idea. Your practice is pretty great already though, so keep up the good work! :)

Agnieszka
6mo
These are my additional examples on line weight. I find it a bit challenging, particularly the techniques involving light and shadow, but they are very interesting. What can I improve?
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6mo
This is perfect for this assignment!
@angelic_garbage
7mo
I'm unhappy with what I've done with my line weight here but I'm not sure what I should do. Please share how you would have solved this problem!
background on ref: My dad's gettin old and he started feeding the squirrels. This guy appeared on my bedroom window the other day looking for a handout. Needless to say, I FEAR FOR MY LIFE.
@thewayofallflesh
7mo
I would bold out the hell out of the paw and foot and make the body even more light and the right arm (the one in the back) barely visible. Also the eye is grabbing too much attention, maybe you should leave it uncolored. I think you did a solid job regarding how tricky the subject is. It would be an easy-peasy if you tried e.g. light and shadow method but you chose the more fun option :)
Ps. if you feed the fella he would strike a good pose
@angelic_garbage
7mo
this is a little better perhaps :/

Jack H
8mo
In this one, the reference image had pretty even lighting so I decided to use hierarchy of importance instead. I also tried to incorporate depth by considering whether each plant was in focus or not. Overall I think it looks nice, but I think the pitcher with the thickest lines could do with a bit more variation in the line thickness.
@thewayofallflesh
7mo
I think that an even outline of the closest subjects would provide a sence of balance. And maybe the farthest plant should be even more lighter. Also I think you already have a good variety of line thinckness.
@josephl
8mo
Giovanni Mackie
9mo
This is the kind of Line weight I did, and I drew the shoes even though I was supposed draw own image.
Stefan Sharkov
8mo
Your lines are too even in weight and value. Perhaps it is the light you took the pictures in, but try darkening your lines further for the shadows and making your lines thinner for the lights.
Stefan Sharkov
9mo
This was the hardest assignment for me so far. I struggled with my line weight choices and got my lines too dark in the earlier steps. Here are my exercises on the rhino as well as practicing depth and shadow on a pair of headphones. The texture of the charcoal pencil threw me off. Any advice would be appreciated.
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