Line THE FORMAL ELEMENTS line light and value

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Line

Line

THE FORMAL ELEMENTS →line →light and value →color →texture and pattern →shape and volume

THE FORMAL ELEMENTS →line →light and value →color →texture and pattern →shape and volume →space →time and motion Some works also contain : →chance →improvisation →spontaneity →engaging senses other than sight

Line A line is a moving point, having length and no width. Actual lines

Line A line is a moving point, having length and no width. Actual lines physically exist and can be broad, thin, straight, jagged… Implied lines do not physically exist, but appear to be real.

A line’s direction describes spatial relationships. Horizontal - imply inactivity. Vertical - the potential

A line’s direction describes spatial relationships. Horizontal - imply inactivity. Vertical - the potential of action. Diagonal - suggest movement, like falling trees. Curving - suggest flowing movement.

Lines have direction: →horizontal →vertical →diagonal →curved →meandering

Lines have direction: →horizontal →vertical →diagonal →curved →meandering

Line quality expresses a range of emotions, fragility, roughness, anger, whimsy, vigor. . .

Line quality expresses a range of emotions, fragility, roughness, anger, whimsy, vigor. . .

Compare - Utagawa Kunisada. Shoki the Demon Queller, c. 1849– 1853. Woodblock print, 14"

Compare - Utagawa Kunisada. Shoki the Demon Queller, c. 1849– 1853. Woodblock print, 14" × 9 1/2". Burrell Collection, Glasgow. With Paul Klee, They’re Biting, 1920. Drawing and oil on paper, 121/4" × 91/4". Tate Gallery, London.

Gesture lines - rapid, sketchy marks mimicking the movement of human eyes when examining

Gesture lines - rapid, sketchy marks mimicking the movement of human eyes when examining a subject.

Outline - follows the edges of a silhouette of a 3 -d form with

Outline - follows the edges of a silhouette of a 3 -d form with uniform line thickness.

Contour lines mark the edges of a 3 -d object with varying line thickness

Contour lines mark the edges of a 3 -d object with varying line thickness and with some internal detail.

Cross-contours - repeated lines around an object and express its 3 -dimensionality.

Cross-contours - repeated lines around an object and express its 3 -dimensionality.

Lines can produce tones, or values, as in parallel lines of hatching. Parallel lines

Lines can produce tones, or values, as in parallel lines of hatching. Parallel lines in layers is crosshatching. Crosshatching Many thin, parallel lines create the illusion of a gray tone, parallel lines layered on top of each other create darker gray tones

Expressive vs. analytical line

Expressive vs. analytical line

Contour Line

Contour Line

Cross contour

Cross contour

Line as Representation and Expression • • Gesture Gestural Calligraphic Implied line

Line as Representation and Expression • • Gesture Gestural Calligraphic Implied line

Gesture

Gesture

In the Style of Giacometti

In the Style of Giacometti

Write this in your sketch book Line = a dot, point, or mark that

Write this in your sketch book Line = a dot, point, or mark that moves. It has length and direction. Actual lines physically exist and can be broad, thin, straight, jagged… Implied lines do not physically exist, but appear to be real. Line quality expresses a range of emotions, fragility, roughness, anger, whimsy, vigor. . . Lines are used to create outlines/ contour drawings. They are also used for shading such as hatching and crosshatching. Line is one of the most important elements of art.