Demo - Hierarchy of Importance Line Weight

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Demo - Hierarchy of Importance Line Weight

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Stan Prokopenko
In this demo, I show the "hierarchy of importance" method for organizing line weight. Check back next week for my demos on the “shadow and light direction” method and the level 2 project!
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@acorn9
1d
Here is my second attempt after watching the demo. I realized that I did not vary my line weight at all in my first attempt. I did also just see that I messed up the head in this one though 😆
John B
7d
First attempt at the project before watching the demo. This project really helped me get to grips with procreate’s brushes. Feedback welcome!
Tommy Pinedo
Left: 1st attempt before watching demo. (Hierarchy of importance exercise.) Right: 2nd attempt post demo. I loved this exercise because: 1. it switched up the learning from sketching to now only worrying about linework to practice. 2. Seeing the difference before and after watching the demo. After writing down some notes, I returned to the drawing and did it again. I can see the difference and its amazing how much I learned from this single exercise. Feedback is a welcome :)
@acorn9
1d
Your second attempt looks great. It appears to me that you really shifted from a fixed to variable line weight, and it looks much more dynamic.
pinkfin
7d
was really fun to do this project!
Rodolphe MIGON
I made this one after the demo, I had a hard time finding the most important lines and I think i made them too thick.
Juan Muniz
16d
It was kind of hard to determine how much detail to keep so I'm curious to see the demo... Overall I think I did okay!
@fraxls
27d
Here is my before and after. In my opinion i made a big improvement. I made it darker and thicker at the feet to give it more weight and made the horn darker to show it as a more significant part of the image. Also i might have pressed too hard with the pencil i'm not sure. It's a 6B I used in the after. Before: After:
Tommy Pinedo
Looks good! I def see the improved linework on the second one :)
Jim H
28d
Lots of fun, did my own redline just to get more practice at drawing animals. Here's my hierarchy of importance.
Carolyn Keough
Redid my rhino after demo. I can see some improvement. Feedback!
Martha Muniz
Great job! Definitely see the pop in the key areas of importance, it reads very nicely :)
@shoopy
2mo
Martha Muniz
Nice! Definitely see the contrast from the outline to the internal details, plus the eyes are a strong focal point. I think with the front arms/paws, the overlap over the leg may cause that area to appear more busy than the rest of the drawing. I would recommend choosing the arm/paws as the thicker line and making the leg area underneath thinner, as this would make them differ in contrast and make the drawing more clear and readable.
Angiev
2mo
Good morning my second attempt after watching video is on the right side, but now that I look at it I think I like my first attempt on the left better. Feedback welcome
Thien Minh Pham
Before, and After I don't know how I do
Minty Guy
3mo
a before and after
Tommy Pinedo
Interesting, both a similiar but the second one is more polished. Nice! :)
Angiev
2mo
I like your 2nd attempt
Melanie Scearce
Looks great!
Mimir
4mo
Hi guys. Here are my rhinos from level 1, had a little bit of problem when it comes to shadowing the lower part of torso but it was nice exercise
SAFFANA
4mo
Casey Casper
I did these before the video. Looking back at them, the second rhino could use some darker shades for more emphasis, but I think the thick lines are in the right spot.
@overmoon
5mo
Did one by myself then with vid
Kenny Thomas
hierarchy primary emphasis on the shape of the rhino, secondary emphasis on the horns and head, shadow - illuminated from mid right, then shadow imaginary illumination from upper left
Kenny Thomas
after watching demo i revised two
@fluffybuttss
When I worked on my version, I never thought that I was "allowed" to give variety to the lines, and so all my lines (even though they had different thicknesses) had no variety on their own and were very linear. Going from thick to thin as the contours go into the inside seems very interesting too, I'll be doing that next time I use this method. I ended up trapping myself by thinking "make contours thick, and the rest thin". Looking at the reference as I was working would have helped a lot with discerning what is important, rather than just making the contours thick. By not looking at the reference, everything else within the contours becomes "just less important details".
Jack H
5mo
Left was pre demo and right was post demo. I think the main takeaway for me was that the contour shouldn't be too light. In the pre demo, I wanted to emphasize the horn, and ended up making everything else too light in comparison. In the post demo, I think it looks better as the horn is still emphasized, but the darker contour makes the rhino seem more solid and grounded.
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