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LINES. What is a line?. A line is a visual element of an image, Similar to dots, textures, colours and shapes. A line is a combination of a series of dots that are continuous, with an exact distance between each dot. It is the graphic representation of a dot in motion. Types of lines.
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A line is a visual element of an image, Similar to dots, textures, colours and shapes.
A line is a combination of a series of dots that are continuous, with an exact distance between each dot.
A geometric line We must use special Technical Drawing instruments to draw a geometric line
A graphic line A graphic line is freer and can be made with or without special equipment.
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)Woman with Yellow Hair, December 1931
long short
Curved Straight
broken wavy
thick thin
continuous discontinuous
All these types of lines transmit graphic messages, ideas and feelings.Artists show their personalities through the line. It´s their personal and non-transferable mark.
The line has the expressive and symbolic power totransmit concepts and sensations. The way lines are drawn on paper can allow a drawing to communicate multiple ideas and feelings.
Vertical lines are lines that go straight up. These lines express strength, elegance and spirituality, too. Mondrian- Bosque (1912)
Horizontallines transmit peacefulness, serenity, repose and stability. FerdinanndHodler - El lago Léman visto desde Chexbres, 1905
Inclined lines denote movement, decision, descent or tragedy. Egon Schiele - Arboles otoñales, 1911
Curvedlinesproduce a feeling of movement and dynamism. Archipenko- Coquette (s.XX)
Straight lines suggest rigidity, constancy and precision. Luis Castellanos - arquitectura y árbol, 1935
Broken, curved and radial lines transmit a feeling of chaos, contradiction, action and dynamism. Georges Grosz, Tumult, 1916
Other qualities of the line The line is the principal element used to structure space. Tension lines (imaginary lines that unite the most prominent points of an image) help us to discover the different areas into which a space is divided. Lines help us to analyse images.
One of the most important functions of the line is to assemble shapes in order to create images. We give a shape a sense of volume and depth when we shade it with lines. Albert Gleizes- La ciudad 1914
Materialsneeded • A pencil. • Black felt pens of different thicknesses. • A ruler. • A image of Asturias
1- Look forinformation aboutthe cultural and artistic heritage of Asturias.
3- Using a graphitepencil, copythemainlines of theimageontoyourworksheet.
4- Create a sense of volume and depthbyusingdifferenttypes of lines, changingthethickness and thedensity of the line.