figure line
DESCRIPTION
Line use when drawing the human figure. ARTS 1317 MedinaTRANSCRIPT
Line
Gesture lines - rapid, sketchy marks mimicking the movement of human eyes when examining a subject.
Outline - follows the edges of a silhouette of a 3-d form with uniform line thickness.
ContourContour lines mark the edges of a 3-d object with varying line thickness and with some internal detail.
Cross-contours - repeated lines around an object and express its 3-dimensionality.
Expressive vs. analytical line
Gesture
Contour Line
Cross contour
Line as Representation and Expression
• Gesture
• Gestural
• Calligraphic
• Implied line
In the Style of Giacometti
Shape: positive/negative spaces