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Examples of line in the following topics:

• Qualities of Line

  • Quality of line refers to the character that is embedded in the way a line presents itself.
  • Hard-edged, jagged lines present a staccato visual movement, while sinuous, flowing lines create a more comfortable feeling.
  • Horizontal, diagonal, and vertical lines describe a line's orientation.
  • Contour lines define the outer edges of an object.
  • Hatch lines are defined as parallel lines which are repeated short intervals generally in one direction.

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• Contour Line

  • A contour line presents as a clean, connected line with no shading and emphasizes the open 'shell' of the visual subject.
  • Depending on how they are used, lines help to determine the motion, direction, and energy of a work of art.
  • The contour line is the simplest of the varieties of line.
  • A plain contour line presents as a clean, connected line with no shading and emphasizes an open 'shell' of the visual subject.
  • While contour lines create a path around the edge of a shape, cross contour lines follow paths across a shape to delineate differences in surface features.

• Varieties of Line

  • There are six important varieties of line: actual, implied, straight, expressive, contour, and hatch lines.
  • The quality of a line refers to the character presented by a line in order to animate a surface to varying degrees.
  • 'Actual lines' are lines that are physically present, existing as solid connections between one or more points.
  • 'Hatch lines' are a series of short lines repeated in intervals typically in a single direction and are used to add shading and texture to surfaces.
  • Identify the basic varieties of line which are used in works of art.

• Line

  • A line is defined as a mark that connects the space between two points, taking any form along the way.
  • The quality of a line refers to the character that is presented by a line in order to animate a surface to varying degrees.
  • Actual lines are lines that are physically present, existing as solid connections between one or more points, while implied lines refer to the path that the viewer's eye takes as it follows shape, color, and form within an art work.
  • These types of lines often follow an undetermined path of sinuous curves.
  • Hatch lines are a series of short lines repeated in intervals, typically in a single direction, and are used to add shading and texture to surfaces.

• Expressive Qualities of Line

  • The quality of a line refers to the character that is presented by a line in order to animate a surface to varying degrees.
  • This type of line can follow any path, from sinuous curves to jagged or vertical lines.
  • Expressive lines add to the overall character and feeling evoked by a work of art.
  • The type of line an artist chooses to use will communicate a certain feeling to the viewer.
  • The expressive lines used in this sculpture are sinuous, expressing motion and struggle.

• Implied Line

  • Implied lines are suggested lines that give works of art a sense of motion, and keep the viewer engaged in a composition.
  • The quality of a line refers to the character that is presented by a line in order to animate a surface to varying degrees.
  • Rather than actual visible lines, implied lines are more like visual prompts, or suggested lines.
  • Implied lines are found in three-dimensional artworks as well.
  • Implied lines can be observed in the sculpture Laocoon and his Sons.

• Drypoint

  • Any sharp object can be used to make the lines in a drypoint print, as long as it can be used to carve lines into metal.
  • The lines produced in the final print are formed not only by the carved lines, but also by the burrs, or raised edges of the incised lines.
  • This type of line differentiates drypoint from other intaglio methods such as etching or engraving, which produce smooth, hard-edged lines.
  • A line with no burr at all creates a very fine line in the final print, since it holds very little ink.
  • However, if he wipes perpendicularly to the line, he can actually increase the pile of ink on the side of the line, darkening the line in the printed image.

• Hatching and Cross-Hatching

  • Hatching and cross-hatching are artistic techniques used to create tonal, shading, and textural effects by drawing closely spaced parallel lines.
  • Hatching and cross-hatching are artistic techniques used to create tonal, shading and textural effects by drawing closely spaced parallel lines.
  • Artists use the technique with varying lengths, angles, closeness, and quality of line to achieve their desired image.
  • Hatch lines are defined as parallel lines which are repeated short intervals and drawn in a single direction.
  • Contoured hatching refers to hatching using curved lines in order to describe light and form of contours.

• Linear Perspective

  • Perspective drawings always have a horizon line, which can or can not be implied.
  • They have shrunk, in the distance, to the infinitesimal thickness of a line.
  • When the building's outline was continued, he noticed that all of the lines converged on the horizon line.
  • Any objects that are made up of lines either directly parallel with the viewer's line of sight or directly perpendicular can be represented with one-point perspective.
  • These parallel lines converge at the vanishing point.