Visual Imagination Fall 2013Instructors: Sandy Hancock & Olivia Hancock

Assignment #5

QUALITY OF LINE

As we discussed in class session, lines can be emotionally charged. This assignment, which has two parts, calls for, both, a drawn and a physical portrayal of a line that carry emotional weight. Please follow the instructions below.

PART A.

1. Render the project on a 9” x 10” kyd finish Bristol board as in the previous assignment.

2. The border or margin outline should form a square, and be drawn in fine tip Sharpie, following instructions on the Assignment Format sheet.

3. Inside the border outline, draw a grid of 4 squares. 4. The grid should be drawn in extra fine point Sharpie.5. Give your project a title. Using the usual lettering and spacing requirements

indicating project title and your name. 6. Within each of the 4 squares of your border outline, using a sharpie of your

choice, draw a different, but specific type of line to illustrate an emotion you have felt at some time in the past.

7. Try not to use the line as a cliché, do not draw a representative symbol to convey your emotion. Example – “a happy face”.

8. The line should be non-representational or abstract.9. Unless you are expressing some ambiguous or conflicting emotions, try to use

a single line quality, per square. 10. A line type should, pretty much, occupy a good portion of each square. It can

travel in any direction you choose. Try not to generalize how you express your emotions. Be specific. Know why you are choosing every line in the drawing. Be honest.

PART B.

1. Use one (1) of the lines from the above assignment and act it out for the class, in a single gesture

11. The assignment is due TBA