While drawing our details, we have to observe the Tonal Value ( Highlights, Midtone & Shadow) of the object to give us the information of its Form & Texture. Texture – Is the object shiny? Smooth? Or has an uneven rough surface? When it comes to details, we must always remember two important elements, Form & Texture.įorm – Is it round, curved? It is folded? Does it have a hole in the middle? I filled the solid with white fill to hide the overlapping lines. Once you’re done, your object should look less flat. The lines on the right look less boring and we able to get a little sense of depth and thickness. You may ask which side of the stroke should be thicker? You can decide based on two factors.ġ) Make the stroke thicker on the side of the object that seems closer to the camera ORĢ) Make the stroke thicker on the side of the object that has a shadow underneath.ģ) Use different stroke widths to separate objects that are stacked on top each other, so that that don’t blend in together. With the help of Width Tool, you can very easily create different width size along your stroke, which can help you visualise the depth of the object. Adjust stroke thickness using Width Tool (Shift + W). This is so that it’s easier for us to adjust the Width of each parts individually in the next step.

Study the image and ask yourself whether it should be separated into a few parts or not.įor example, instead of drawing the entire outline with one single path, you should separate the main body, stem and the bottom part into multiple paths.

Draw the main outline of the object as detailed as possible.įor this practice, we will be using an image reference of a sliced apple and and produce the Line Art using Pen Tool.

Do check out the rest of the great vector artwork produced by my Year 1, Semester 1 students.

Line art illustrator