Week 2: 5 Drawn Objects Using Lines

Craft: This week in Computer Graphics we had to use lines to recreate five objects using Adobe Illustrator.  We had to use either horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines for one drawing along with the lines being either mechanical or organic (natural). We got to choose what combination we wanted to use for each object as long as the combination was used once.  For the boot, I used the line segment tool to create mechanical vertical lines. When I drew the teapot, I used the paintbrush to make organic vertical lines. The wine bottle contains organic horizontal lines made with the pencil tool.    For the spray bottle, I used the pen tool to make mechanical diagonal lines.   The coffee mug was recreated by the line segment tool and by mechanical horizontal lines.
Composition: Since all of the line drawings have a white background, the background draws the viewers' eyes to the objects. The focus is solely on the line drawings due to the plain background.  The lines help guide the viewers' eyes due to them going in a single direction.  By having the lines all in going in the same direction, it's easier to distinguish the shape and object than if the lines were going in all directions. 
Concept:  While all of the objects are shaped differently due to the different lines, they all employ the idea of the object being whole. The closeness in the lines and how compacted they are help elicit this feeling.  This is especially noticeably in the boot and spray bottle.  Even though the lines vary, the display of them creates an illusion of a real, 3D object. Also, the variety of lines within an object portray the idea of the object having a distinct shape.  The wine bottle and teapot, especially, indicate this idea since the wine bottle lines get narrower near the top.  For the teapot, the handle and tip are made out of tiny lines since they aren't big as the body of it.  The coffee mug lines display a different perspective of a round object that contains a handle.  All the lines with the different lengths allow the viewers to see the objects in a variety of domensions.