Portrait Drawing Tip 90
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Why lines are more important than tonal values
Linear drawing is the way of "building" objects constructively. Such constructive drawing is the foundation of every artwork. Many mistakes can be avoided by using constructive drawing principles. This is especially important when drawing portraits. A single line can be a contour or outline. It holds information about the object's shape and three-dimensional nature. Tonal values just indicate how much light is hitting an object. That is why a line holds more information about an object than tonal values. This is what makes linear drawing more important than tonal rendering.
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