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LINE. A continuous or implied mark. Contour Line- defines edges. Qualitative line- varies in thickness and darkness. Henri Matisse Nude Study c.1908-09, pencil on paper, 12 x 9 inches. Descriptive Line- creates a recognizable image. Basquiat Untitled
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LINE A continuous or implied mark
Qualitative line-varies in thickness and darkness Henri Matisse Nude Study c.1908-09,pencil on paper, 12 x 9 inches
Descriptive Line- creates a recognizable image Basquiat Untitled Acrylic, oil stick, spray paint on canvas, 1981
Line of sight-implied lines along which people look Renoir The Bathers 1887 Oil on Canvas
Outline-joins itself to create shape Keith Haring Bill Jones Dance Poster (detail) 1982
Abstract line-limited to expression Jackson Pollock The Key, 1946 Oil on canvas
Hatching- many lines closely spaced and parallel to create values Kathe Kollwitz (German) Self-Portrait, Woodcut proof, 1923,5 7/8 z 6 3/4 in.
Horizon line- where sky and earth meet Winslow HomerCloud Shadows, 1890oil on canvas61 x 71.1 cm
Edge-implied when two of something meet Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa Oil on poplar 30 x 21”
Diagonal lines- convey a feeling of movement Claude-Joseph VernetA Storm on a Mediterranean Coast French, Paris, 1767 Oil on canvas 44 1/2 x 57 3/8 in.
diagonal lines- can also indicate depth through perspective in 2-D composition Attributed to Silas A. Holmes St. Paul's Chapel American, New York City, about 1855 Salt print 10 x 14 13/16 in
Horizontal lines- suggest a feeling of rest because objects parallel to the earth are at rest Nicolas PoussinFrench, 1650 – 1651 Landscape with a Calm Oil on canvas 38 3/16 x 51 9/16 in.
Vertical lines-often communicate a sense of height because they are perpendicular to the earth Pieter Jansz. Saenredam The Choir and North Ambulatory of the Church of Saint Bavo Dutch, November 1634 Pen and brown ink and watercolor, chalk for transfer to panel 14 13/16 x 15 7/16 in.