Chapter 2. Drawing Expressive Lines

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The exercises in this chapter encourage you to study line as a design element found in a landscape photograph of trees. The dark lines produced by the bark of the trees are read in stark contrast against a winter sky (FIGURE 2.1). You’ll use the Pencil and Brush tools and explore the Gradient and Transparency panels in Adobe Illustrator.

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FIGURE 2.1 The original photograph used for a study in lines in Chapter 2 exercises was created by Aleš Jungmann. It is available on the Wikimedia Commons website.

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