1. Line!

2. Lines are EVERYWHERE
Where do you see lines?

3. What defines a LINE?
A line connects two points and can go on forever. It is made by a pointed tool such as a pen, crayon, marker, paint brush, etc.
It can create shapes, texture, and variety in art depending on how it is used.
It can also create a sense of depth depending on how thick or thin you make them.

4. There are FIVE basic types of line
VERTICAL
HORIZONTAL
ZIG-ZAG
These lines can be used singularly or in combinations to serve different purposes in art. You can change the lengths and thicknesses for variety.
DIAGONAL
CURVED

5. Vertical Lines
These lines move up and down without a slant and can give the appearance of growth or height because they are perpendicular to the earth, extending upwards toward the sky. In fashion they create a long and lean silhouette.
Pieter Jansz
Saint Bravo
Saenredam, 1634

6. Horizontal Lines
These lines move right to left and suggest a feeling of rest or relaxation because objects parallel to the earth are at rest
Claude Monet

7. Diagonal Lines
Diagonal lines are neither vertical nor horizontal and convey a feeling of movement. Objects in a diagonal position feel unstable because they are either about to fall or are already in motion
Claude-Joseph Vernet
A Storm on the Mediterranean
1767

8. Curved Lines
The curve of a line can convey energy. Soft, shallow curves recall the curves of the human body and often have a pleasing, feminine quality.
Vincent Van Gogh
Starry Night
Hokusai Katsushika
The Great Wave off Kanagawa

9. Zig-Zag Lines
These lines slant and are diagonal lines connected at each point. These lines can portray action and excitement and chaos.
Pablo Picasso
Guernica
11 ft 6 in high & 15 ft 8 in wide
Obliteration by German & Italian squads 1937

10. Basics of Line Design What kind of lines are being used?
Vertical: creates a sense of sturdiness and strength
Horizontal: creates a sense of rest or harmony
Zig-zag: creates a sense of energy

11. Lines can be implied . . .

12. What is the difference between real and implied lines?
Real lines are the ones that we draw and the ones that are the most known.
Implied lines are created through the sense of the line being there.
Ex: color, value, dotted

13. REAL
IMPLIED

14. Morandi, Giorgio Still Life
IMPLIED LINES
Morandi, Giorgio Still Life

15. Note lines implied by directional gazes
Diego Rivera, The Flower Carrier, 1935, 48x48 in.

16. Lines used to create emphasis
John Singer Sargent A Venetian Woman, Georgia O’Keefe, Red, White & Blue

17. How can a simple line create a sense of depth?
LINES have different thicknesses that artists call their weight. Thick lines are heavy and thin line are light.
-Heavily Weighted Lines = objects coming forward.
-Lightly Weighted Lines = object receding (going back).
If you don’t vary line weight, all of the images will get muddled together and become hard to “read.”

18. Thick lines
Thin and implied lines

19. Contour Lines - Lines that describe the shape of an object and the interior detail. Contour lines are typically made as ONE CONTINUOUS LINE. No lifting up the pencil or pen. Meanwhile Cross Contour is when those lines are drawn to represent the “volume” of an object.

20. And of course, line creates texture… but we’ll get into that later!

21. Artists Known for Using Line

22. Banksy ( ____)
A British contemporary street artist who has work on walls AND in galleries.
He’s a political activist and also a filmmaker.. His face was always hidden when he worked until recently.
He created a large scale outdoor project called “Dismaland”…

23. DISMALAND

24. Bridget Riley (1931 - ____) A famous OP (Optical) artist.
She got most of her fame during the 1960s.
Her art uses lines to create optical illusions that make a painting or mural seem to twist around and get distorted.

25. Pablo Picasso ( )
A Spanish early Abstractionist… most of his art falls under Cubism.
Each of his art periods (rose, blue, etc) is inspired by his mistress of that time.
He created whimsical lines and multiple perspectives. Bold, deliberate outlines are common in his art.

26. Vince Low – dyslexic scribble artist