Playing with lines...

Last week's in-class assignment proved to be a lot more challenging than it seemed. Creating meaning with such restrictive parameters is really difficult, and you really have to think about it to get something good, hehe. Line width, frequency of line, quality of line... it all has a direct effect on the look, and consequently, the feel of a visual piece. I've sort of known this for a while, given my interest in comic books (which are really strong examples of how to use these techniques efficiently, ie: Crosshatching, line width, panneling, lighting through texture, etc.), but I've never studied it quite so directly, or consciously, I should say. The textures were the most difficult... I found it hard to find new and original patterns through simple use of lines, and had to start over quite a few times before I was happy with the result.

And since we'll be approaching typography soon, I thought I'd play around with the words a little bit as well, hehe. Just for fun and profit, as they say.