Line notes
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line
What is it?
line• Any mark made by an artists tool-
pencil, brush, stick, etc.• It is often defined as a moving dot• lines can be expressive or
representational
Expressive lines . . .
Are lines that: Express the artist’s emotions or
feelings OR Try to make the viewer experience a
certain emotion or feeling
Vertical lines• Are static,
restful, inactive and still
• Expresses stability, dignity, poise and formality
• Creates calm and relaxed feelings
Horizontal lines• Are also
static• Expresses
peace, rest, quiet, and stability
• Creates comfortable and relaxed feelings
Diagonal and zig-zag lines
• Are active• Expresses action,
movement, instability, tension, and excitement
• Creates uncomfortable, exciting and tense feelings
Curved lines• Are also active• Express some
activity. • The less active
the curve, the calmer the feeling
Representational Lines . . .
Describe the edges or contours of an object
Representational lines can be . . .
Angular Curvilinear
TYPES OF LINE
Contour line
• An outline of an object, mass or figure.• Drawn slowly
and carefully
gesture line• A fluid and
flowing line that indicates action or form
• Drawn quickly
value lines• Value Lines -
Used to shade areas. Drawn close together.
Implied line
• A line consisting of dots, dashes and lines to create the impression of a complete line
• In nature there is no such thing as a line, an edge produces an implied line