Line as Value

The goal of this project was to create an image using line value to shade areas rather than recreate textures themselves. After being given the image (a squirrel,) I drew its contours and then split into a grid of inch-sized squares and labeled each from 1 - 6 based on the overall darkness I felt it represented. Then I scoured my brain to try and put interesting textures into the image. The week prior, we had done a creative practice making shade values with squares, which was a good jumping off point for my pattern choices in this assignment. As I shaded I found myself coming back to a few types of patterns: basic line/crosshatching techniques, detailed flourishes, geometric shapes, and halftones. Since I started my design program I've discovered that halftones are my best friend and I love using them in my art. 

I sketched and drafted most of this on my iPad in procreate, which I discovered was not great when it came to revisiting my preliminary work, but was great when it came to drafting new things and having a little bit of guidance in the art process itself. I'm not a particularly good illustrator, so having stability settings with my drawing tools made the process a lot easier.