1. Elements of Art
LINE

2. Line is…
A line is an identifiable path created by a point moving in space. It is one-dimensional and can vary in width, direction, and length. Lines often define the edges of a form. Lines can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal, straight or curved, thick or thin.

4. TYPES OF LINES

5. Examples of Line in Art

6. Examples of Weighted Line & Line Variety
Straight lines (geometric)
Thick lines
Thin lines
Curvy lines (organic)

7. Joan Miro; The Flight of a Bird over the Plain III; 1939; oil paint
Artists who use line…
Joan Miro; The Flight of a Bird over the Plain III; 1939; oil paint

8. Gustav Klimt; Stoclet Fries 1905

9. Picasso; Bouquet of Peace; 1958

10. Blind contour drawings of hands
Blind Contour Blind contour drawing is a drawing exercise, where an artist draws the contour of a subject without looking at the paper.
Blind contour drawings of hands

12. Contour Drawing: Contour drawing, is an artistic technique used in the field of art in which the artist sketches the contour of a subject by drawing lines that result in a drawing that is essentially an outline; the French word contour meaning, “outline.”

13. Cross Contour Drawing: