A LINE tells a story but COLOR brings a line to GLORYsteemCreated with Sketch.

in #art8 years ago (edited)

 Art is a game of music.
Mozart once said:
'Music is not in the notes, but in the silence between them.'

 

LINE:
One of the ways you can tell if art is ´good art´,  is by the quality of the line.
Truth of intention is revealed within in a line. This concept is used in Graphology (the science of reading a someone´s personality in their hand writing)

A line can be alive or lively.
It can be exciting or sleep.
It can be calm or cutting.
A line can also be painful or dead.

I love to play with line because when we play we are being our true selves.
No one pretends to play especially if they really enjoy the game.
As with any game, it can be played well or played badly.
However, the point of the creative game is not to win but to enjoy playing.
Just as with music, we do no work music, we play it.
Art is the same.

COLOR:
It took millions of years of evolution to create the human eye.
The human eye can see seven million variations of color.
Thus why not give the eye the thrill it deserves.
Color is the thrill of the millennium. It is a fairground on which we should we should let of ourselves and enjoy life.

In this post I explore, and share through my own work,
how I enjoy combining line and color as a way of playing art.

PLAY ONE.


PLAY TWO: Using the same technique but left on white.
                       

Another example below.


PLAY THREE:
Combing photographic imagery with drawing
makes for an interesting visual play on the idea of illustration.

This is how I created the main introduction image.



The important thing to remember with art,
is to enjoy yourself when you play. Have fun.

Thank you for visiting and welcome back next time.
@arthuradamson

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Thank you for sharing your knowledge! This is truly spectacular and definitely looks like a lot of fun to put together. The weekend is coming! I may have to play with photoshop and try out these techniques. Resteeming for educational and COOL factor.

Hi @merej99 thanks
yeah I thought it as a kind of an educational piece and hoped someone like yourself might find it useful or some inspiration in it.
Cheers for the resteem, much appeciated.
Have fun on photoshop!

I'm amazed at how much work, and therefor "play" you put into your artwork. The first image surprised me, once you explained it. Hand drawn and photo and photoshop. As well as the texturing on the be-coated man. Pleasantly unexpected. It's amazing, once you learn something of the process, and how much someone put into their art, it makes it appreciated all that much more. The original image is great, but once you learn the ingenuity, creativity, etc that went into it, it makes it pop all that much more. Ive always been as interested in process, as in the final outcome. As that well-known hero of space years back used to say..."Fascinating".

I also like your take on line...though, since I'm not much of a visual artist, I interpret it in the context of the written line. The idea of play is so very very true. Often in the writing process, emotions become very powerful. And more often than not, it it is just downright fun and exciting to sit down and write. Sometimes the fingers are too slow, and one can't wait to get it on the page.

Hate to see what the graphologists say about my chickenscratch though. Don't think I'll ask.
Thanks for the great read.

Ha ha I know what you by the fingers not moving fast enough when you write, I often have same problem. The thoughts run faster than the hand. But when that happens it is a good thing because it means you are in the flow and when your in the flow you are at your best - playing at your best.
Thanks for the great feedback

You're welcome. This playing at your best is a totally great experience, that's for sure. As for the typing, I had to get a special ergonomic keyboard to help me keep up with the writing. But it's made all the difference in the world for me. Have a great day.

Wow not heard of those ergonomic keyboards I will have a look into those, sound like one of those could help me too.
Later my good man

I've studied it a lot, and have some thoughts, if you want to hear them when ready to dive in. Sure has made a difference in my computer life. Have a good day.

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Your work or play as you put it never ceases to amaze me. I loved your hobo man. He looked so real, worn down trousers, bottle to the lips, a cane to keep him from staggering. Enjoyed him.

Hey thanks Kristy. Yeah I did have some playtime today. It is important to have some fun once and a while.

Excellent! What rings especially true for me are the words "the point of the creative game is not to win but to enjoy playing." So true... and if there is a lack of enjoyment, you can clearly see that in both line and color.

Exactly my good man.
That is the very thing that defines what makes a piece of art good art or not so good, or great.
It only took me 30 years to learn than lol!
Thanks, always good to hear back from you @denmarkman

Wow! This is really great! Thanks for sharing these tips & tricks! Love the textures & colors!

My pleasure!
Sharing is a way of inspiring other to create great art.
More great art in the world is not a bad thing in my view.
Thanks for the response @pyrowngs

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