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    The document discusses different types of lines used in art and design including outlines, contour lines, gesture lines, sketch lines, calligraphic lines, and implied lines. Outlines follow the edge of an object, contour lines describe shape and detail, gesture lines capture movement, sketch lines show appearance or place, calligraphic lines have flowing elegant styles, and implied lines are created by groups of objects seen from a distance. Appropriate line usage depends on fitting the subject context.

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    The document discusses different types of lines used in art and design including outlines, contour lines, gesture lines, sketch lines, calligraphic lines, and implied lines. Outlines follow the edge of an object, contour lines describe shape and detail, gesture lines capture movement, sketch lines show appearance or place, calligraphic lines have flowing elegant styles, and implied lines are created by groups of objects seen from a distance. Appropriate line usage depends on fitting the subject context.

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    The document discusses different types of lines used in art and design including outlines, contour lines, gesture lines, sketch lines, calligraphic lines, and implied lines. Outlines follow the edge of an object, contour lines describe shape and detail, gesture lines capture movement, sketch lines show appearance or place, calligraphic lines have flowing elegant styles, and implied lines are created by groups of objects seen from a distance. Appropriate line usage depends on fitting the subject context.

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    Types of Line

     Outlines- Lines made by the edge of an object or its silhouette.

     Contour Lines- Lines that describe the shape of an object and the interior detail.

     Gesture Lines- Line that are energetic and catches the movement and gestures of
    an active figure.

     Sketch Lines- Lines that captures the appearance of an object or impression of a


    place.

     Calligraphic Lines- Greek word meaning “beautiful writing.” Precise, elegant


    handwriting or lettering done by hand. Also artwork that has flowing lines like an
    elegant handwriting.

     Implied Line- Lines that are not actually drawn but created by a group of objects
    seen from a distance. The direction an object is pointing to, or the direction a person
    is looking at.
    Outlines- Lines made by the edge of
    an object or its silhouette.
    Contour Lines- In Earth Science you may have learned
    about contour lines. These are lines that describe the
    shape of an object and the interior detail.
    Contour Lines- In art and design they do the same
    thing, however they follow a curvature typically seen at eye
    level.
    Blind Contour Line
    Drawing
    There are drawings
    where the artist does not
    look at the paper as they
    draw. Their attention is
    solely placed on the
    object being drawn.
    Primarily they serve the
    same function as a
    warm up exercise a
    musician may use to
    prepare.
    Contour Drawing can be mixed
    !

    As in this example. The beauty of a contour drawing is that it allows the


    artist to discover new things rather than play the same old song every
    time.
    These drawings
    easily become
    emotive-where the
    feeling we receive
    is much more
    important than
    photographic
    representation.
    THINK!

    Decide
    which object
    is done in an
    outline and
    which is
    done using
    contour lines
    and explain
    why.
    Gesture Lines- Line that are energetic and
    catches the movement and gestures of an active
    figure.

    How can a line


    be energetic?
    Gesture
    Drawings are
    used to
    capture
    movement and
    get a sense of
    a form in
    space.
    Typically they
    are done in a
    short time
    frame. This
    one was done
    in under a
    Sketch Lines- Lines that captures the
    appearance of an object or impression of a place.

    Sketch lines provide a


    framework to
    follow, much like the
    framework in a home.
    Sometimes the artist
    leaves those lines in
    to allow the drawing to
    appear “fresh”
    THINK!

    Explain the differences


    between sketch lines and
    gesture lines and how they
    could be used together?
    Calligraphic Lines- Greek word meaning “beautiful
    writing.” Precise, elegant handwriting or lettering done by
    hand. Also artwork that has flowing lines like an elegant
    handwriting.
    Implied Line- Lines that are not actually drawn but created
    by a group of objects seen from a distance. The direction
    an object is pointing to, or the direction a person is looking
    at.

    Count the lines, how many are


    there?
    THINK!

    Is this
    calligraphic
    or implied
    line?
    Explain your
    answer.
    THINK HARD!

    Explain what
    types of
    lines are
    used and
    how does
    that effect
    the overall
    composition
    of the piece?
    Designers and Artists use the appropriate line for the best
    execution of their works. Appropriate lines are the result of many
    years of practice in a variety of line styles, but more importantly
    they fit the context of the subject.
    Here the designer
    chose a line to
    emphasize the
    product. Line is used
    to accentuate what
    the book is about and
    it fits within the
    context

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