LEARNING LINE THEORY

          Today, as a sub-lesson, I learnt about Line theory and how the use of line art emphasises certain parts of the drawing - how commonly, it is used to highlight the sides of an object or person that has nothing behind it that isn't connected to the object in question. For example, the shoulder of a person would use such a technique as nothing could be behind it. That is, unless the person is wearing something that overlaps the shoulder - in this case, that piece of clothing would use this technique instead. 

My first and only attempt so far is below.

    With a little use from pastel colour also, I have highlighted the shape of the head and the face. The reason for using the same weight line for the face as well, was because I believe the shape of the face along with the facial features themselves say a lot about the character. This, with the additional coloured backdrop works effectively in contrast to the monochrome head - producing an effective study. One, that I shall adopt for most future work, when relevant.

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