ELEMENTS

OF

ART

L I NE

WHAT IS LINE?

Line is a mark, made by a tool, from one point to another made on any surface

There are different types of line:

Straight, curved, thick , thin, wiggly, broken, spiral, zig-zag, continuous

Lines can show:

Outline – when a line joins onto itself

Direction – horizontal, vertical, diagonal, perspective

Emotion – happy, angry, confused, sad

Movement – repetition of jagged, swirly, wavy & straight lines

Pattern – cross-hatch, wavy, checkered

Texture – hairy, scaly, bumpy, shiny

TYPES OF LINE

OUTLINE

DIRECTIONAL LINE

EMOTIONAL LINE

MOVING LINE

PATTERNED LINE

TEXTURE LINES

TASK

Draw a square, 24cmX24cm, in your Art Diary

Divide this square into 9 smaller squares (8cmX8cm)

Fill each box in the grid with a different LINE pattern

Embellish line design with coloured markers