DAILY MASTERPIECE

Who: Leonardo Davinci What: Self Portrait When: 1513 Where: Italy Why: Renaissance Art How: Red chalk on paper
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DAILY MASTERPIECE
Who: Mary Cassatt What: In the Omnibus When: 1890

Where: American
Why: Impressionist but inspired by Japanese art

How: lithograph Print

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Line

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Objectives
Observe the lines in your environment more closely Name the different kinds of lines, and how lines can vary in the way they look. Understand the expressive qualities or meanings of different lines in works of art.

Use lines to make contour drawings

Words to Know
Calligraphy Contour line Outlines Hatching Crosshatching Implied lines Dimension Horizontal line Line of Action

Line (Definition)
Line: An endless series of dots. In a drawing a line is a mark drawn with a pointed moving tool like a pencil or pen. Points create lines. Characteristics of line:

Length, thickness, position

lines form shapes or planes. Lines can be implied, they have or show direction. Horizontal lines imply quiet and repose. A vertical line has the potential for action. A diagonal line implies movement.

Line creates:

Depth

Line creates:

texture

Line creates: Dimension

Implied Lines

Implied Lines - whether actually there or not are often seen by the human eye.

Implied Lines

Implied Lines

Horizontal Lines

Expressive Lines

Who: Wassily Kandinsky

What: Composition VIII", 1923

When: 1923 Where: German Why: Bauhaus

How: Oil on canvas

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Line of Action

Line of Action

Calligraphy

Hatching

Definition: Hatching is the use of fine, parallel lines drawn closely together, often rapidly drawn, to create the illusion of shade or texture in a drawing. Distance may be varied to allow more or less white space between the lines, or lineweight varied to thicken the darkness of the lines. Often used in pencil sketching and in penand-ink drawing.

Crosshatching

Definition: The overlapping of hatching lines to create a textured shading like effect.

Who: Albrecht Drer What: Four Horsemen of the apocalypse When: 1471 Where: German Why: Renaissance How: Woodcut Print

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Outlines

Profile Assignment

Show Contour Assignment

Observational Drawing Assignment:

3 Drawings

1st Drawing of model Skull (inner and outer contour drawing)

2nd Drawing of Your Hand (inner and outer countour drawing)

Hand must be in a fist (no tracing hand! Must be done by observation) 3rd Drawing (Your Choice) The Skull or your hand (inner and outer contour drawing with hatching and crosshatching) Materials: Pencils Lead paper Tips: No Tracing allowed!
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Observational Drawing Assignment:

3 Drawings

1st Drawing of model Skull (inner and outer contour drawing)

2nd Drawing of Your Hand (inner and outer countour drawing)

Hand must be in a fist (no tracing hand! Must be done by observation) 3rd Drawing (Your Choice) The Skull or your hand (inner and outer contour drawing with hatching and crosshatching) Materials: Pencils Lead paper Tips: No Tracing allowed!
ART I Mr Gerard August 30, 2007