Element of Design: Line - Mrs. Ruane's Visual Arts Class · “Starry Night” Vincent VanGogh. E....

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Element of Design: Line

LINE

A. Line is a point moving in space

and time.

1. Line is the connection of two or more points

2. Line is a “mark” left by a moving

point that divides space into

two or more areas

B. Line is the edge of a

plane

B. Line is the edge of a

plane

C. Line is the edge of a form

C. Line is the edge of a form

1. Line can be a simple tracing of

an object or an outline

a. contour drawing

(ex. cookie cutter)

D. Line can give the feeling of

direction and movement

“Starry Night” Vincent VanGogh

E. Line is emotion or expression

1. It can describe an idea, a

quality or an emotion without

depicting any person or object

(ex. doodle)

E. Line is emotion or expression

E. Line is emotion or expression

1. It can describe an idea, a

quality or an emotion without

depicting any person or object

(ex. doodle)

2. Line can project certain

feelings

F. Line moves vertically, horizontally, and diagonally

Vertical Horizontal Diagonal

G. Repetition of Line Creates Rhythm

H. Repetition of line forms visual grays of

varying values

I. Line creates shapes and textures, models a form, and can illustrate a gesture or an action

J. Line may

represent

two

dimensions

2-D

(flat surface)

K. Line may also represent

three-dimensional (3-D)

qualities such as:

A.

B.

C.

BRANCHES

RAILROAD TRACKS

BENT WIRE

L. There are many different

types of lines

A. Straight Line

B. Broken Line

C. Jagged Line

M. Line Properties

1. DARKNESS

2. LIGHTNESS

3. THICKNESS

4. THINNESS

Principle of Design:

Movement

A. Movement in a composition guides a

viewer’s eye through the work, usually to

a FOCAL POINT

B. Directional Movement-

A visual flow through the

composition

C. Movement can be just a

suggestion in a piece,

moving the viewer from

object to object.

D. Ways to Show Movement

1. Placement2. Position3. Lines4. Shapes5. Textures6. Forms

Elements of Design

Color

Form

Line

Shape

Space

Texture

Value

Principles of Design

Balance

Contrast

Emphasis

Movement

Pattern

Rhythm

Unity