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- 2. 2. Theline Lines, dots, shapes, textures and colours are the basic elements of visual language. The dot is the most simple element, and it’s very important in graphic expression, arts and digital image. If we observe a picture in detail, we’ll be able to see the grid of pixels. Pixels define the quality of a digital picture. We call them “map of bits”.
- 3. 2. Theline A line is the track made by a point moving in space. There are two types of lines: geometric and graphic. The geometric line is the intersection between two planes. Geometric line
- 4. 2. Theline The graphic line can have a great assortment of shapes, colours and textures, and its trace can be done using a lot of different tools.
- 5. Line’s characteristics Intensity: depends on the pression we are doing with the drawing tool (pencil, brush, crayon...). If we press, the line is stronger: it has a bigger intensity.
- 6. Line’s characteristics Thickness: as bigger is the line’s intensity, as thicker is the line: when we press, the line is more instense and thick.
- 7. Line’s characteristics Colourand uniformity
- 8. Types of linesand expressivity Using different tools and materials for drawing, we can get different types of lines. Lines can express ideas, emotions and feelings. Lines show the personality of the artist, as a signature does.
- 9. Types of lines:horizontal lines The lines can be horizontal, vertical, oblique or curved. Horinzontal lines express sensation of peace, quietness and coldness .
- 10. Types of lines:vertical lines Vertical lines express strength, elegance, spirituality.
- 11. Types of lines:oblique lines Oblique lines transmit sensation of inestability. If they begin at the same point, they give us sensation of depth.
- 12. Types of lines:curved lines Curved lines give us sensation of movement .
- 13. Lines in artcreation In drawing and painting, lines are used to represent shapes. They also can be used as guides in a composition: they are called master lines or strength lines .
- 14. Lines in artcreation In art history there have been art styles that have used lines as very important elements. Modernism : begins at the end of XIX th century, and lines are everywhere. Modernists likes wavy and sinuous lines. “ The life tree” by Gustav Klimt
- 15. Lines in artcreation Modernists also build buildings full of wavy lines. “ Parc Güell”, by Antoni Gaudí.
- 16. Lines in artcreation Neoplasticism : A Dutch painter called Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) was the first who painted using only vertical and horizontal lines, and only a few colours (white, black, red, blue and yellow).
- 17. Curiosities Look atthis cartoon about types of line. It reproduces a painting of Franz Marc (1880-1916), an expressionist german painter. Tiger, by Franz Marc
- 18. Activities Activities from“ The Artist’s Toolkit ” Choose a picture of a magazine and draw it using lines. Use felt-tip pens.