ElementsofDesign:Line

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StructureofArtin2DDesign§  ComponentsofArt-AnalyzedbytheDegreesofRepresentaAon

§  SubjectMaDer§  Content§  Context§  Form

§  ElementsofDesign§  Line§  Shape&Space§  Value§  Texture§  Color§  (Type)

§  PrinciplesofOrganizaAon

§  Balance§  Emphasis&FocalPoint§  Rhythm§  Scale&ProporAon§  Unity

Line§  Lineisamarkmadebya

movingpoint.§  Aseriesofadjacentpoints.§  AconnecAonbetweenpoints.§  AnimpliedconnecAon

betweenpoints.

LineCharacteris9cs

§  Measure§  Weight§  Type§  DirecAon§  OrientaAon§  DegreesofConAnuity§  Character

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LineWeight

§  Thelinewidth.§  Howthinorthickalineis.

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LineMeasure

§  Thelengthoftheline.§  Howlongorshortalineis.§  Longerlineshavemoreenergy

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LineType§  Straight–RecAlinear§  Curved–Curvilinear§  AnycombinaAonofcurved&straight

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LineDirec9on

§  Linecangorightorle^,upordown.

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LineOrienta9on

§  Horizontal=stable§  VerAcal=stable/movement§  Diagonal=movement/conflict

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DegreesofCon9nuity

§  Howthepointsconnecttocreatealine.

LineCharacter

§  Influencedbythemedium.§  Smooth,rough,textural.§  Calligraphiclines.

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ImpliedLines

§  Brokenlinesvisuallyconnectedtogether.§  VisualconnecAonbetweenlines.§  Closure=visualconnecAonevenwhenlinesareimplied.

ReviewLine:§  It’sanelementofdesign.§  It’sapointinmovement.§  HascharacterisAcs:

§  Measure,Weight,Type,DirecAon,OrientaAon,DegreesofConAnuity,Character.

§  ThecombinaAonbetweenthedifferentcharacterisAcsaddscontenttothelines:energy,playfulness,calm,anger,conflict,etc.

§  ImpliedlinescreatevisualconnecAons.