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
Nota:
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
Nota:
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
Nota:
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
Nota:
-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
Nota:
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
Nota:
Example: Leda, Juan Gris, date unknown, gouache, pen and ink, Christie's images/ Bridgeman Images.
Lines that our eyes follow round a
composition.
Nota:
There are useful tools to create a visual flow or to emphasise focal points.
Geometric lines.
Nota:
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.