Lineart

This is the first example of lineart I found, it's very simplistic and clean and made up of simple shapes, it wouldn't be much of a challenge to colour in. the lines are also all one size which add's to the simple bold look associated mostly with children's art as it is very easy to tell that this is a dolphin as well as the over exaggerated expression makes it easy to see how the dolphin 'feels'.

This lineart is far more realistic and detailed, there's also a good variation in line with which makes things like her lips and eyes stand out. It looks like it's been traded over an photograph but it still makes a good lineart as although some of the detail and the shading had to be remove it's still recognisable. The expression is a lot more human as well which adds to the realistic look, but, in my opinion there should be far more definition on the eye's and less on the eyebrow's which overshadows the eyes a lot being the thickest lines there. It would look a million times better with lines around the edge of the eyebrow instead, not blocked in, and the lower eye lashes drawn in to push the eyes forward. 

This example is far more simplistic than the last and far more dramatic. The lineart doubling as shading really makes the image stand out with the high contrast and give the image a really dramatic feel. Unlike the first two images this has a lot of straight jagged lines which again adds to the feel. 

This lineart is slightly more detailed as it is of a human being instead of a machine, it's still not as detailed as the realistic lineart but it's bold and easy to workout whats what. The line thickness doesn't really change that much and things like hair and cloths hardly have any lineart at all which is understandable as it's lineart for a cell shaded anime image where only really important folds in cloth and such are shown. The image has good impact though with the extra thickness around the eye's and edges which make the image a lot less 2D.

This image is probably the most detailed even though it's still anime style. The line thickness doesn't change much but it's okay as it's a calm themed image, and where the line doe's thicken/thin it's very effective, as like in most anime images the eyes are the main focus having the thickest lines, this looks really nice although with all the detail on the cloths it would be nice if they were a bit more detailed. 

Last week we went to Dartmoor to get some pictures for our game. I have decided to aim my game at boys and base it around trolls/ogre's living in the countryside. I decided to have you play as a troll and the aim of the game is to take over the other troll's land by stealing their flag before they chase you away until you own all the land. Because of this idea I decided to focus on taking pictures on lairs for the trolls.

 I chose this picture because it looks like a seat for a troll.

I chose this picture because it looks like a little shelter for a small troll.

This again looks like the hideout of a small troll.

I chose this shot so I could have a troll under a bridge like in the fairy tales.

I chose this shot for the same reason.

I chose this hot because I can draw the troll breaking through the wooden gate.

I thought this looked like a tiny hiding place for a tiny troll.

I liked this shot because this thing looks like a seat for a troll.

I chose this hot because it look's like a good wild path to somewhere.

I really like this image because you could have a troll living under the tree.

This was a shot I'm thinking of using for an angry troll so I can make it look like he upturned the tree.

This looked like a dark place where a troll might dwell so I chose to use it.

This is another shot where a tree has been uprooted and I was going to use it for an angry troll as well.

This was a nice shot of a branch where I was going to have a troll perched.

I really like this picture because it looks like a hut which would be good for a troll's house.

This again looked like a good place for a troll to be hiding.

This would be a good image to use for transitions between different area's on the game.

I liked these because they looked like little bath's for Trolls.

I only really chose this image because of the way the branch in the right corner is in focus while the rest is blurred.

I chose this image because I can made a troll break through the wall. 

These three line drawings were made by me and based around a lion toy I brought it. I tried to keep the lineart as simple as possible and the keep it all relatively the same thickness since this image was for a child's game. The only place where the lineart was much thinner was the fur on his head which helps it have distinction from the rest of the fur to give it a more fluffy look, like hair. I also decided to have thicker lines for the nose, to give the face definition, the eyes, to make them stand out and the eyebrows to help show the emotions of the character. 

All in all I think these images look good although the lienart could be a bit more neat.

This is one of the linearts I drew but with block colour's and I think it looks good. With the dark colours the bit's that stood out a bit too much like the nose blend in a lot more with the image. The brighter more saturated colours of they eyes also make them stand out more and be the main focus although they could be a bit brighter.  

I like this image a lot less, probably because the shading is too thick in places like paws and mouth which looks very odd. The shadow around the eyes is good though as it helps up the contrast of the eyes which bring them forward more. I really don't like this image much but I think it would look better with colour.