Elements of art.(LINES)

Annotations:

• 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)

1. Defines shape or form of an object or show key details
2. Define space, varies weight endless possibilities of the weight, shape, orientation that give the artwork its unique feel and look.

Annotations:

• Example: Head of a Satyr, Michaelangelo Buonarroti, c.1500-05, pen and ink on paper, Bridgeman images.

1. Tells us more about a subject. Help shapes look more three dimensional.
   1. Light shade and texture

Annotations:

• Example: Man with a pipe (Portrait of Dr Gachet) Vincent Van Gough, 1890, etching, World History Archive/ Alamy stock photo.

1. Added to artwork using a range of different media such as pencil, charcoal, oil point and watercolour.
   1. Different media give the lines a different quality.
      1. express emotions and create mood.
         1. Create a dynamic and negative effect.
            1. Express a sense of softness and calm.

Annotations:

• Example: Design from Nouvelies Compositions Decoratives, Serge Gladky, c. late 1920's pochoir print, Bridgeman Images.

1. Refers to the directions of lines.
   1. vertical, horizontal or diagonal

      Annotations:

      • -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.

Annotations:

• Example:The scream, Edward Munch, 1895,lithograph, World History Archive/ Alarmy Stock Photo.

1. are real marks made in a composition.
2. Implied lines
   1. Lines suggested by changes in colour, tone and texture or by the edges of shapes.

Annotations:

• Example: Leda, Juan Gris, date unknown, gouache, pen and ink, Christie's images/ Bridgeman Images.

1. Lines that our eyes follow round a composition.

   Annotations:

   • There are useful tools to create a visual flow or to emphasise focal points. 

Annotations:

• Example:Painting No.11/ Compsition No.XV1/Composition 4, Piet Mondrian, 1913, oil and canvas, Peter Horre/ Alarmy Stock Photo.

1. Relate to perfect mathematical shapes and man-made objects. They are straight, regularand uniform.
   1. They often follow a specific pattern and can be symmetrical or repeat in a specific way.

Annotations:

• Delft Salad Oil poster, Jan Toorop,1894, lithograph, lordprice collection/alarmy stock photo. -Example

1. lines that appear natural and imperfect rather than man-made or mathematical.
   1. 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.