Element:
Element:
LINE
The word ‘line’ comes from the Latin word ‘līnea’ that suggests linen thread or string
LINE
Intro
A line is a moving point that leaves a history or trail of where it’s been on the page. Line seems nearly mystical because it exists simultaneously on two levels: it evokes the idea of what you’re drawing while it’s also recognizable as just a plain line. A line drawing of a cathedral and a milk jug are both a line, and one may appear as majestic as another in a drawing. Line drawing begins not so much with drawing, but with seeing. This notion is tough for beginners to accept because of its paradoxical nature. A line can express a tremendous range of observations, thoughts and concepts. Drawings that explore and investigate the world around us are observational; drawings that explore the mind and imagination are imaginative.
Contour drawing of a steeple (Gainesville First Baptist), pen on sketchbook paper. 11 x 17 in. Pen on paper, Jim Chapman.
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