Line Vocabulary

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Line Vocabulary

Expressive lines

Springs directly from imagination of the artist

Gesture line

Rough outer lines used to indicate parts of the drawing

Lost and Found Line

Portion of the line is missing working with the idea of closure.

Common Contour Lines

Joining line between two different shapes

Contour Line

A line used to follow the edges of forms and in doing describes their outline

Implied Line

Imaginary line created by positioning series of point to make viewers brain complete the equation

Psychic Line

Line that is not actually there, but is made obvious by the art

Physical Line

Has many different characteristics

Shape

Movement

Color

Character

Weight

A point set in motion

Continuous elements with width and length