Line

Formal Elements - Line

Line is a basic art and design element, that other elements develop from. Line can be measured in length, width and weight. They can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal or curvilinear.

Horizontal
Horizontal lines give the sense of calm and rest.

Both these images are peaceful and have a horizontal line where the sky meets land.

                                                                                                                                                   

Vertical 
Vertical lines portray strength and height, this can be trees, people standing up or churches etc. This can sometimes be achieved by lowering the cameras position or bending down so that the camera is looking up.

 











Laura Rawlinson

Diagonal and curvilinear
Diagonal and curvilinear lines can suggest perspective and also create movement.

Contour line
A contour is the line that describes an edge/outline.

Construction lines
Construction lines are very directional, angular and measured.

Expressive lines
Lines that are expressive tend to show emotion, such as anger, sadness, happiness and many more.

These photos where taken in my class, we each drew a line then someone else would add to it. This would be an example of expressive lines.