One line drawing

For my 100 Day project, I chose the theme of “One line drawing”.
I searched the web for ages trying to find something that I liked aesthetically and felt capable of creating in a short amount of time. I did not want to pick something too easy. I wanted to challenge myself to improve my drawing skills and kick start my creativity by making it part of my everyday life.

So here are the bullet points I used searching the web:

  1. It has to be something in relation to drawing
  2. I have to be able to do it wherever, whenever
  3. It must be realizable in 10 minutes if necessary
  4. I have to feel like there are 100 potential ideas more in it
  5. It has to be fun
  6. It has to be challenging enough not to get boring

After searching online for quite some time I found these beautiful one line drawings on Pinterest. I was so impressed by the beauty of these simple artworks and the fact that the artist was capable of expressing so many emotions by using only one line.

What further conquered my attention was, that even though the idea was superficially the same, each artist managed to express their unique style. So with some artists, you could instantly tell their work from others.

In addition to that, I felt that the possibilities of using one line graphics as a theme would be endless. So many ideas came to mind within seconds. I could draw on photos, go for collage style, mix them with paint, do layer art with it, and so on and so on. Plus it would not chain me to one specific topic. I could draw whatever I would feel like drawing. The only rule would be using only one line creating it.

The next advantage was that the complexity of the artworks could vary a lot. On one hand, I could do very complex stuff if I would have enough time. On the other hand, I could just draw something quick, using just a pen and paper.

So these are the main reasons why I chose one line drawing as a theme.

My next post will be about my first week participating in the challenge. I will explore what effect it has on my creativity and how sharing my work influences it.

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