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Contour Drawing using Lineweight and Implied Line

Adding detail using lineweight and implied line

Adding detail using lineweight and implied line

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Adding detail gives the viewer more information about the form. Varied lineweight - lighter lines - or implied lines, where a line breaks off and resumes - makes it clear that these are not sharply defined contours, but surface details or softer edges. In this example, these types of line have been used to describe creases in the hand, and to suggest the planes formed by the bent fingers.

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