Continuous Line

Donald Rodney:

The artist I've chosen for continuous line is Donald Rodney, this specific piece of work he's created has been featured in the renowned Tate Modern website.

Donald Rodney, born in 1961, was a British Artist who led Britain's BLK Art Group in the 80s. He was described as one of the most versatile artists of his generation and often explored themes of racial identity and racism in his art works.

This piece was created by pen and paper, the artist uses a continuous line and overlapping effects to create shadow texture and shape. This has especially been effective in drawing the hair as the shape of the curls in the hair can be accurately

portrayed in that art style.

Pablo Picasso

Picasso was died 25th October 1981 and born 8th April 1973, Spanish sculptor and painter who spent most of his life in France. He was known for his artist talent and was one of the most well known figures in 20th century art, gaining immense fortune for his artistic accomplishments.

Here, Picasso, has drawn a horse by only using one line, although unclear what was being used as the medium, it can be inferred that due to context, he most likely used a paint brush and black ink on paper. The shapes are mostly round aside from the top of the mane where characteristic of the horse is shown with more sharp lines. The line art seemingly starts at the forehead of the horse going down towards the nose and ends with the eye in a spiralling circular motion.

My own artwork response:

I created this piece of continuous line art by using the brush tool with a consistent size and tracing over my original photo using Photoshop to outline my features, hair and articles of clothing. I struggled to make the art detailed without looking 'messy' as the lines had to all be connected. I attempted to add 'blush' to the cheeks which honestly ended up looking more like hair pieces and the nose like a fork.

In my next attempt I will change the sizing of my brush often and more mark making lines to create dimension, lighting and shape.