Aaliah Glonel M.

Dimapasoc

Unit 4 Lesson one – element and principle of art

This unit present the importance of the different element of the art mediums that make up the
holistic character and qualities of the art work.

Lesson one – line and kind of line

a line can be defined in several ways: it the path made by a moving point; a series of dots; a
prolongation of points or according to Paul Klee is a dot that went for a walk. One definition of a line,
however, that captures its essence in the visual arts is it being an intended mark made by the artist to
convey meaning beyond its physical description.

Kind of lines

 Straight lines- are geometric, impersonal and differ in the direction that they take. Whatever the
direction each kind indicate a specific type of emotion.
 Horizontal lines – move from left to right or vice versa, it is the line that appears to be laying
down
 Vertical lines -move from top to bottom or vice versa, it is the line that appears to be standing.
 Diagonal lines - In the visual art, diagonals suggest two meanings, a positive and a negative one.
On the positive diagonals indicate action and movement i.e., to move forward and act. On the
negative, it conveys a feeling of uncertainty, stress and defeat.
 Zigzag lines- Are angular lines that resulted in abrupt change in the direction of a straight line
thus forming angles. The lines are unpleasant and harsh which portrays tension, conflict, chaos,
or violence.
 Curved line - are technically curvilinear lines. Curve lines suggest grace, movement and flexibility
indicative of life and energy. When a curve line moves continuously in opposite directions, it
forms a wavy line which shows fluidity because of the gradual change in direction.

Lines can possess a variety of characteristics, depending on shape, density, rhythm, angularity, and
the material that have produced them. Lines may be short or long, fine or thick, heavy or light, wavy or
jagged, straight or curved. No matter what type of line it is, it always has direction.

Alphabet of lines