1) Gesture (left): Gestural rendering of the object drawing— should feel fluid, quick, hand-drawn. It can have quite a bit of detail or be very simple. Focus on line to define the object.
Created using traditional mediums: paper & calligraphy marker
2) Graphic: Black and white only; can appear to have “shading” as long as the shading is created us- ing only black and white. It can be quite detailed or just have some detail.
Created using x-acto knife and black paper
3) Simplified. Reduce your graphic representation to the exterior shape of the object, with no or a small number of negative shapes in the interior.
Created using traditional mediums (pen & paper) and finalized in Adobe Illustrator
4) Radical: Extreme deviation or abstraction, can be very stylized and/or concept-driven.
Created using traditional mediums (pen & paper) and finalized in Adobe Illustrator
5) Nirvana (right): Selection of best expression of form, possible hybridized form, form that “feels best.”
Created using traditional mediums (pen & paper) and finalized in Adobe Illustrator