Notes on Line

Notes on Line

Please write all notes that are in the color red. Also draw images that will help you remember

the these words and meanings.Your notes may be used in the future so keep

them in a safe place.

One of the Elements of Art LINE

A line begins when two dots are put together.

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Line is an element of art that is the path

of a moving point through space.

Artists use line to lead your eyes through a

work of art. When you see a line, your eyes usually follow its movement.

Art work by: Yvonne Jacquett. Town of Skowhegan, Maine V. 1988. Oil on canvas. 78 x 64”

There are lines all around us.

Eddward Hopper. Early Sunday Morning, and The NightHawks Cave. 1930. Oil on canvas. Strong horizontal lines create a sense of calm on this empty street. As you look at this painting, you get the feeling that

everyone is sleeping peacefully.

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959). Falling Water(Kaufmann House), 1936. Bear Run,

Pennsylvania. He used construction materials that blend well with nature.

1.Vertical lines move straight up and down. They do not lean at all. A vertical

line is perpendicular to the top and bottom of the page.

2. Horizontal lines are parallel to the horizon. The red line is the

horizon.

3. Diagonal lines slant either direction.

5 Basic Kinds of Lines

• vertical• horizontal• diagonal• curved• zigzag.

4. Curved lines change direction gradually.

5. Zigzag lines are made from connected diagonal lines that change direction suddenly.

Line Variation: Length, Width, Texture, and Degree of Curve.

LINE TYPES

• STRUCTURE LINES• OUTLINES• CONTOUR LINES• GESTURE LINES• SKETCH LINES• CALLIGRAPHY

STRUCTURE LINES Structural lines are the lines that hold a design together.

Structural Lines: Joseph Stella. The Voice of the City of New York Interpreted: The Bridge 1920-1922. Oil and tempera on canvas (88” x

54”). This painting of the Brooklyn Bridge is done in structure lines. Which of these basic lines did he use?

(vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved, zigzag)

Outline is a line drawn around the perimeter of a

two dimensional object.

Outline Art

Outline Art (Photo)

Contour Line is the line which defines a form or edge, however it does include lines that imply a

three dimensional look.

Contour Painting (abstract: The Other Side of Her by Darcy Lee Drury

Contour Line: Life painting by Sarah Cassidy, $500

Mixing contour line with realism.Kim Romine Gray - Portrait Art

Implied Lines

Implied lines are lines that are not there, that our mind can create.

In Matisse's The Desert Harmony in Red - he played with the notion of implied line by leaving out

the edges of the table.

Painted in 1908 by the French

artist Henri Matisse.

Where do you see implied lines in this photograph?

Sketch Lines Sketch lines can be drawn veryquickly, but they sometimes have a finished

appearance.

Try doing a quick sketch of something small like a persons eye.