1. BW: (just put in your notes) DESCRIBE this piece of art.

2. Line!

3. Lines are EVERYWHERE
Where do you see lines?

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Lines can be implied . . .

13. 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

14. REAL
IMPLIED

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

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

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

18. 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.”

19. Thick lines
Thin and implied lines

20. 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.

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