Line

Gesture lines - rapid, sketchy marks mimicking the movement of human eyes when examining a subject.

Outline - follows the edges of a silhouette of a 3-d form with uniform line thickness.

ContourContour lines mark the edges of a 3-d object with varying line thickness and with some internal detail.

Cross-contours - repeated lines around an object and express its 3-dimensionality.

Expressive vs. analytical line

Gesture

Contour Line

Cross contour

Line as Representation and Expression

• Gesture

• Gestural

• Calligraphic

• Implied line

In the Style of Giacometti

Shape: positive/negative spaces