Week 4: Color Value & Textured Drawings

For week three of our Computer Graphics class, we were given two different tasks. The first was to make three drawings using values of color to render an image. The second task was to move away from line strokes and use a letter or number to create an image. All images were made using Adobe Illustrator and a Bamboo graphic tablet. All images were completed on my Mac Book Pro.

This is a wine bottle. A small brush was exclusively used, using both horizontal and vertical lines. The size of the brush shows the lines as well as the negative space, giving the appearance of a wire or wicker construction. A black box lies behind half of the image. The box draws the eyes of the view through it's contrast to the white, as well as emphasizing the blue of the bottle.

This piece was a rendering of a bottle of laundry detergent. The image was constructed with thick, horizontal lines to quickly define the boundaries of the object. Five different hues were used to represent the visual effect of lighting on the object. This piece uses a variety of different lines. The main body of the work was drawn with a thick brush, giving the appearance of a smooth plastic surface. Small lines, both vertical and horizontal, were used to represent the highlights on the bottle. Smooth, thin lines represent the screw-off lid. Combined with different hues, this give the appearance of a clear, plastic surface.

This is a metal water bottle. The image was initially constructed with quick, horizontal lines, then covered with fat, vertical lines. Small lines were used on the top of the water bottle in order to capture that various light values as well as give the top an appearance of depth. Rather than drawing a line to represent the rubber stop under the bottle top, white space was used to represent this area as a way of drawing the attention of the viewer towards the top of the image.

This is a texture drawing using the number "3" as the stroke. The stroke gives the entire image a hazy, unfocused appearance, making this image appear as if it were made with finger paint. Small strokes were used at the top of the bottle to represent the values of light as they reflected against it.

A green background was used to represent this half-image of a tea cup on a saucer. This piece uses a variety of stroke widths in order to form the rendering. Thick "D" strokes were used on the surface of the cup to give the appearance of a clear and reflective surface. Very small "D's" are used to represent the highlights and different values of red on this image.

Is image is of a bowl, using "X" as the stroke type. Early on, I realized that the "X" was going to create a very different type of image than the other values I'd used previously. Even when laying the backdrop of the image, this would not be a smooth or soft piece like the others. Aware of this, I chose to emphasize the harsh and jagged nature of this rendering. Initially the eye is drawn to the large black X, with the bowl sitting in the center. The small brush creates a thatched look, as if the bowl could actually represent a blue bird house. Overall, the use of this stroke creates an angry, almost "angsty" feel when trying to render a smooth glass bowl.

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