Insights Chillin

Line as Value

For this project we were asked to recreate an elephant picture using different patterns to represent each value only in ink. The patter was created using square thumbnails to then be applied to a drawing later. These patterns/line went from dark to light and had to come up with some ideas along the way that would best be applied together to get the picture of the elephant across in the project. Either following a grid system or free flowing for the drawing I choose free flowing. Which is the image in the middle that Is my creation and I used the fourth row to recreate the elephant. We learned about Values in Design and the different contrast it has to catch our eyes. Values are a big part of art because it gives some meaning and clarity to what we are creating. It can catch anybody’s eyes and that is what this assignment was for. Although it is in black and white it still gives a lot of different variations in values. While drawing the elephant only in ink, we also had to use some depth into the drawing. Drawing in ink can be difficult because you cannot exactly give a lot of depth and value into it. Although with using patterns it gives you a way of making values using the grayscale. Patterns have many different values in it that helps give depth to the project. Using the grayscale before you go into using color really helps on your perception of values in the future.