LINE ART IS ANY IMAGE THAT CONSISTS OF DISTINCT STRAIGHT AND CURVED LINES PLACED AGAINST A

(USUALLY PLAIN) BACKGROUND, WITHOUT GRADATIONS IN SHADE (DARKNESS) OR HUE (COLOR)

TO REPRESENT TWO-DIMENSIONAL OR THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS.

LINE ART CAN USE LINES OF DIFFERENT COLORS, ALTHOUGH LINE ART IS USUALLY MONOCHROMATIC.

IT IS ALSO CALLED LINE DRAWING.

Line Art

Line Art

Popular in tribal designs, tattoos stenciling, lithograph and other prints, graphic design and ink/sharpie artists

Northwest Coast

Lithograph Prints

Computerized Graphic Design

Sharpie Art

Ink Art

Line: a continuous mark

Remember to be a work of art, your line drawing must communicate an idea, story or feeling.

Let’s practice with a few examples: In 5 minutes or less, draw the sound of your alarm going off at 5am using only lines.

Assignment

Create an original piece of line artBegin by creating a basic outline of an

object, creature or free form shape in your sketchbook

Fill in the space by using linear designs to create interest, can be realistic or imagined

Once you have settled on a design concept, complete the design on Bristol board

Finished work should have clean, well defined lines