109The woven texture of the hat then opens
out to a broader weave, leaving air-type
holes that help to keep the head cool. In the
analysis of this texture one can create the
rendering of this surface by drawing first a
series of crossing bands. This gives us the
negative holes in the hat pattern, which we
tone in as a black shape, which in turn
implies the holes in the hat. It also gives us
the positive weave pattern of the straw, in
which we place the mark of the woven tex-
ture.
1b/You can see that we have started to
construct it in the same way as the previous
band, using a series of bands that cross over
each other to create a diamond type pattern.
We have then uniformly filled in some of the
pattern of the diamond shapes with a black
tone, leaving us with a crossover band pat-
tern. This crossover pattern has a woven
stitch texture. This is done by placing a little
black mark that forms the pattern of the
stitch on the bands. At the top and bottom of
the band there is another type of stitch. This
is put in by a series of small vertical lines that
follow the edge of the band.
2/ The broccoli is drawn, and then
texture is implied by a series of tiny little dots
or circles placed tightly together to give the
textural impression of the flowering of the
broccoli. The stem is drawn using a series of
parallel lines that echo the form of the stem.
3/The cabbage is drawn using a number
of organic type shapes that follow each
other’s contours and the form of the cab-
bage. Leaving a small uniformed space
between the shapes that act as the veins of
the cabbage leaf. The shapes are then
shaded in with a very dark tone to give a very
convincing impression of the leaf.
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