Actual line
lines that are continuous and physically present in a design
Crosshatching
To create shading or the illusion of 3D with two or more sets of intersecting parallel lines.
Implied Line
A line that is completed by the viewer; a discontinuous line that the viewer perceives as being continuous; a line suggested by series of points or dots
Vertical lines in artworks imply what feel or emotion?
assertiveness, strength, power, and stability
Diagonal lines in artworks imply what quality?
movement, action
Horizontal lines in artworks imply what feel or emotion?
Quiet, stillness, repose
Psychic line
created when there is no real line, but the placement of the objects
causes the viewer to look in a certain direction.
Contour line
line used to define the outside of the form.
Gesture line
lines drawn to show an expressive movement or pose, describing the action is more important than accurate drawing
Stipple drawing
The creation of shading (grays) by placing dots on a page. More dots creates darker gray and less dots create lighter gray
Lost and found contour
A description of a form in which an object is revealed by distinct contours in some areas while other edges simply vanish or dissolve into the ground.
Cross Contour
Lines that appear to wrap around a form thus making it appear to have volume.