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ART M20 / 2-D Design / Erika Lize / Spring 2013

Exercise #1: LINE, Due: January 31st

Project Description: In this project you will be making 6 drawings of the same object using the same composition,but with 6 different styles of line drawing.

Objectives:

To understand the many functions and uses of line in visual depictions. To learn how line has the capacity to change the way an image looks. To understand the characteristics particular to a variety of types of line and to consider the situations where each

type may be applicable.

To demonstrate these characteristics in a series of drawings that work as a progression of giving the least to themost amount of descriptive information about an object.

Reading: Chapter 7 Line.

Process: Using your chosen object as a subject, make six 4 x 6 drawings using a different type of line in eachdrawing. The types of line to work with are listed below:

1. Implied2. Lost and Found Contour3. Contour4. Gestural5. Calligraphic6. Hatching or Cross HatchingEach drawing should use the same composition and should contain a fair amount of your object. You will need tothink of the 6 drawings in relation to each other, whereby the first drawing describes your object with the least

amount of information. This will be the Implied Line drawing and it will be the most minimal depiction of yourobject and will highlight the composition you have created. As you go down the list of different types of line, yourimage will become more developed, until it looks rendered and volumetric with the Hatching/Cross Hatching.

We will begin the project by doing some practice drawings on sketch paper, using a viewfinder to determine the bestcomposition. When ready, make your final drawing on the white Bristol board. Do this drawing first in pencil andthen go over it with sharpiesbe sure to erase pencil lines.

Neatly mount all 6 drawings onto 3 pieces of black posterboard/matboard with an even border (2 per page). Makesure the surface you are mounting your drawings to will fit into the plastic sleeves of your portfolio (8 x 10).

Supplies:

Your choice of personal item to drawSketch or printer paper for thumbnailsWhite Bristol boardBlack posterboard or matboardGraphite pencil and EraserRulerGlue-stickSharpie (fine, ultra-fine) or Micron pens


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Line Styles:

Implied: Implied line is a line that issuggested by the positions of shapes or

objects within a design. Implied lineshould be thought of in terms ofcomposition and is used to carry theviewers eye around the picture plane.

Lost and Found Contour: A descriptionof a form where an object is revealedthrough distinct contours in some areas,while other edges simply vanish ordissolve into the ground. The goal withthis style of line work is to give enoughinformation that we can tell what theobject is, but not too much that we canttell the difference between it and thecontour drawing. Lost and Found

Contour can be a more abstract/artisticstyle of drawing.

Contour:A line that describes the edge of a form and suggests three-dimensional volume. Contour line creates aclean, precise and simple outline drawing of an object.


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Gestural:A vigorous line that captures movement and the overall orientation of an object, rather than describingit in detail. Gestural line is often used to capture the posture or motion of a figure.

Calligraphic:A flowing line that generally varies in thickness and velocity. Calligraphic line is a more expressivestyle of drawing.


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Hatching or Cross Hatching:A technique that creates a sense of value through a series of parallel lines in orderto suggest form or volume. Hatching uses one network of parallel lines, where Cross Hatching uses two or morenetworks to create value.

Contour Drawing Hatching

Contour Drawing Cross-Hatching

Full Progression of Drawings

Implied Lost/Found Contour Gestural Calligraphic Cross-HatchingContour


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