Line

Monochrome fineliner drawing, line illustration with pencil and elegant lines of ink: in this gallery the techniques are very different. Classic vintage illustration in copperplate style with cross hatch, or figures in La Linea style, to delicate ink drawing. A hand-drawn, organic line work adds personality and charm to a portrait. In addition to reducing to the essentials, monochrome, a.k.a. 1c, also has advantages in printing. In textbooks and non-fiction books, simplified line drawings explain complex content; for magazines, websites and blogs, they compliment content.