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Is my linework good enough to call finished. Any thoughts would be much appreciated
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Hi folks. I'm trying to develop my linework pieces where, when they don't have watercolour, I'd be happy to call them finished (without colour) , and would be very grateful for anyone's thoughts, please...Two questions come to mind for this piece...
1- what do you consider is the focal area/point (just so that I can calculate whether I have achieved my intentions)
2 - should I add colour, and, if not, should I add more detail/texture/tone to certain focal areas?
Any comments and thoughts, however simple or detailed, would be very gratefully received. All feedback is useful. Thank you very much in advance. Gerry
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It’s flat and needs either more concentrated line work, or better still, in my opinion, mix up a decent strength wash of say neutral tint (with ink or watercolour) and lay down some serious tonal values.
Pick a light source, I would choose upper left, and go for it, not forgetting cast shadows etc.
Try filling in (roughly) those window panes to the left, the whole thing needs to look three-dimensional…
The front wall need to be the darkest tone of all.
There’s no obvious focal point at the moment, it needs to be the door area where the wall turns in.
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Have a go and come back again Gerry and I’ll have another look.
If you’re not sure about where to put these washes, I’ll do a quick sketch for you to give you an idea of what I would do. Let me know!
I’ve done a recent double feature on pen and wash in The Artist magazine, but perhaps you don’t subscribe to it. You should do, it’s full of quality tutorials that you would find helpful.
That’s a decent start you’ve made anyway, just needs a bit of life putting into it… simple really!
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What a nice drawing Gerry. Though I tend to agree with Alan re it being flat and no focal point. I woukd add some very loose watercolour washes, not filling in shapes like drawing by numbers , but loose and fresh and let them mix a bit ...it doesn't matter if they are within boundaries mix it up..... oh I'm all for a bit of life around the place... a snoozing cat and maybe some wary birds . My thoughts.
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I am neither an expert nor experienced in this kind of artwork, but I do think a plain line work drawing does have value without any coloured washes. Reading the comments though, I see what Alan and Sylvia mean by flat. My eye is taken through the gate and ends up halfway between the windowpanes, that need a little more definition, and the external corner of the building. I think I would have taken a viewpoint further to the left so my eye went through the gate and focussed on the doorways or even the internal corner between the doorways. At least that is what I might have tried though I am unsure as to how well it would have worked.
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What a nice drawing Gerry. Though I tend to agree with Alan re it being flat and no focal point. I woukd add some very loose watercolour washes, not filling in shapes like drawing by numbers , but loose and fresh and let them mix a bit ...it doesn't matter if they are within boundaries mix it up..... oh I'm all for a bit of life around the place... a snoozing cat and maybe some wary birds . My thoughts.Thank you Silvia, Good points, thank you. I did wonder about a bird or two. I'll need to brush up on my skills of adding 'life', as I've tended to shy away from drawing animals. Thank you
