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Readthroughandexamine
theseslides,tolearnabout
theElementofArt,line.

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Tomakeart,artist'suseknowledge,observation,skill,hardworkandespecially
creativity.Belowarethetoolsthatartistsusetomakeart.Theyusethesetools
inskillful,knowledgeableandcreativeways.

repetition
emphasis

UNITY

balance
movement

CONTRAST

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Line

Learning Goals:
-understand the importance of line as the most basic
element of design/art
-use line to describe contour and convey gesture
-use a variety of line styles and weights
-use line to convey meaning and evoke emotion

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Line
Alineisamovingpathofapoint.

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Line

Alineisamovingpathofapoint.

Linecandescribethecontour(outeredge)ofanobject
Linecanexistonitsown,toserveasagraphicelement
Linecanseparateinformation
Linecanleadtheeyeinaparticulardirection
Linecanimplyalignmentbetweenothergraphicelements

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Line
LineasContour
Linesusedtodescribetheedgesofforms
arecalledcontourlines.Thecontour
ofashapereferstotheedgequality
oftheshape.Itcanbecurvy,bumping,
wavy,etc.

contours

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Inthisway,linecandefinestructureandshape.

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Linecanbedescriptiveinpaintingstoo.
aline,usedto
defineanedge.

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Linecandescribeshapes

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Thesearestructuresandshapestoo.

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Drawastructure,
usingonlyline.

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Line
Linecanbedescribedbyits:

Attributes
thewayalinemovesstraightcurved,angular

Direction
describesaline'srelationshiptothepage:vertical,
horizontal,vertical

Quality
referstohowalineisdrawn:delicateorbold,smoothor
broken,thickorthin,regularorchangingandsoon.

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Workingwithonewordatatime,copy
eachwordontoyourpaper,thenbesideit,
drawalinethatrepresentsit.

feelfreetovarypencilpressureandchangepencilorientation

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Artistsuseavarietyoflines,withavarietyof
attributes,toaddexpressionanddetailtotheirartwork.

Lookatthenextslideforacloseupofsomedifferenttypesoflines,usedinthisartwork.

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Closeup

broken

varied

line

linewidth

nooutline

expressive

aroundtheleg,

contours

buttheinsideis
filledinwith
lyricallines

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Linecanbe:

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Linecanconveyfeelingandevokeemotion.
thesimplechangesinorientation,oftheselines,createsa
differentfeelingineachcomposition.

height,tallness

stability,motion

unrest,energy

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Linecanevokeenergy
andfeelinginartwork.

energetic,gesturallines

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Linecanbe
descriptive

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Linecanadd
energyand
texture

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Linecanbe
decorative

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Linecanprovideasenseofdirection.

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Linecanbeusedtocreatetextureandvariety.

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VincentVanGogh
18531890

ThePowerofArt:VanGogh

Examinethenext5slidesandpickoutsomesimilarities
betweenVanGogh'sdrawingsandhispaintings.

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StarryNight

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CafeTerraceonthePlaceduForum

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VanGoghusedalotoflineinhiswork,eitherbydrawingthemwitha
pencilorcontestick,orbypaintingthemwithabrush.Heuseda
widevarietyoflinestylestobothdescribeobjectsandevokefeeling.

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DrawingStudy
1.Descriptivequalitiesofobjectscanbeimpliedwithline,bychangingthedirectionororientationoftheline.
ExaminehowVanGoghimpliedthecontoursandformofthehaybale,bychangingtheorientationofthe
lines.

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2.Drawalightoutlineoftheleafthenuselines,thatvaryindirection/orientation,todecribe
theformoftheleaf.

tryvaryingthecloseness(density)ofdifferentlines

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DrawingStudy

1.Pressingverylightly,drawtheapple,aboutthesizeofahockeypuck,onyourpaper.

2.Now,fillintheapplewithatypeofline,usingthesametypeoflinetofillinthewholeapple.Makeyourlines
startandstopattheedgesoftheapple,sothattheinteriorlinesdefinetheshapeoftheapple.
Pressharderwithyourpencil,sothattheselinesdominatethedrawing,insteadoftheinitialperimeterline.

3.Repeatthesestepstwomoretimes,usingtwodifferentstylesofline.

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VariedLine
Width&Weight

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VariedLineWeight&Thickness

Changingtheorientation
(angle)andpressureof
yourdrawingtoolcan
createlineswithvaried
weightandwidth.

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Usethickerand/ordarkerlinesoncurvededges,toimplyshadowandweight.

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Variedline
weightandwidth

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DrawingStudy
1.Drawthisleaf,withsimplelines,andusedvariedlineweightandthicknessto
emphasizetheshadowyedges/contours.

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Linecanbeusedtomodelform.

Curvedlinesdescribecontourandform.

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Theartist,R.C.Gorman,usesalimitednumberoflinestosuggestcontour,
massandmovementatthesametime.Hislineisbothearthyandelegant,describing
theshapeandmoodofhissubject.

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Curvedlinessuggestform.

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DrawingStudy
1.Usingvariedlinewidthandweighttodrawthisshell.
Usecurvedlinestodescribetheshell'sform.

Goodplaces
tovarylineweight

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That'sitforline.
Youwillhaveopportunitiestoincorporatetheknowledgeand
skillthatyouexplored,aboutline,inyourupcomingstudioprojects,
suchasusinglinetoevokeemotion,variedlinewidthandweight
andusingcurvedlinestosuggestform.

ThenextElementofArtthatwewillexploreisshape.

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