Semantics of Line Drawings
Jocelyn Ireson-Paine
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Some lines represent ambiguous objects

When drawing anthropomorphic birds, we need them to be able to hold and manipulate things. But birds' wings don't look at all like human hands. Many illustrators compromise, using lines that suggest both feathers and fingers, but that are not detailed enough to resemble one at the expense of the other.


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