Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Elements of art.(LINES)
- Contour lines
Anmerkungen:
- Example:Portrthe Morisot (1872-74) Edouard Mariet has used thick black lines to create an outine of his model.
(lithograph-an image printed from oil-based marks made on a flat plate)
- Defines shape or form of an
object or show key details
- Define space, varies weight endless
possibilities of the weight, shape,
orientation that give the artwork its
unique feel and look.
- Descriptive lines
Anmerkungen:
- Example:
Head of a Satyr, Michaelangelo Buonarroti, c.1500-05, pen and ink on paper, Bridgeman images.
- Tells us more about a subject. Help shapes
look more three dimensional.
- Light shade and texture
- Expressive
lines
Anmerkungen:
- Example: Man with a pipe (Portrait of Dr Gachet) Vincent Van Gough, 1890, etching, World History Archive/ Alamy stock photo.
- Added to artwork using a
range of different media such
as pencil, charcoal, oil point
and watercolour.
- Different media give the lines a
different quality.
- express emotions and create mood.
- Create a dynamic and negative effect.
- Express a sense of softness and calm.
- Orientation
Anmerkungen:
- Example: Design from Nouvelies Compositions Decoratives, Serge Gladky, c. late 1920's pochoir print, Bridgeman Images.
- Refers to the directions of
lines.
- vertical, horizontal or
diagonal
Anmerkungen:
- -Guide your eye around the painting and creates a sense of balance and structure.
-Deliberate use of horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines can help create a focal point.
-Help suggest depth and a sense of perspective.
- Actual lines
Anmerkungen:
- Example:The scream, Edward Munch, 1895,lithograph, World History Archive/ Alarmy Stock Photo.
- are real marks made in a
composition.
- Implied lines
- Lines suggested by changes in colour, tone and
texture or by the edges of shapes.
- Leading lines
Anmerkungen:
- Example: Leda, Juan Gris, date unknown, gouache, pen and ink, Christie's images/ Bridgeman Images.
- Lines that our eyes follow round a
composition.
Anmerkungen:
- There are useful tools to create a visual flow or to emphasise focal points.
- Geometric lines.
Anmerkungen:
- Example:Painting No.11/ Compsition No.XV1/Composition 4, Piet Mondrian, 1913, oil and canvas, Peter Horre/ Alarmy Stock Photo.
- Relate to perfect mathematical shapes and man-made
objects. They are straight, regularand uniform.
- They often follow a specific pattern
and can be symmetrical or repeat in a
specific way.
- Organic lines
Anmerkungen:
- Delft Salad Oil poster, Jan Toorop,1894, lithograph, lordprice collection/alarmy stock photo.
-Example
- lines that appear natural and
imperfect rather than
man-made or mathematical.
- They tend to have less structure, they can change
quickly and often don't follow a particular path or
route. Organic lines are curved and irregular.