1. Vocabulary of lines
Experiment drawing different types of lines in the table below. Think about how lines
would look depending on what material you used, a pencil line will look different from
a charcoal line. In addition think what the line is communicating, long flowing lines
might be relaxing while short zig zag lines might express anger. In each box below
draw a line and write 3 describing words, at least one should be a mood / feeling. Try
to use different mediums.
Thin lines
Thick lines
Plain
Boring
Usual
Squiggly lines
Straight lines
Wavy
Exciting
Childish
Bold
Thick
Strong
Curved lines
Plain
Straight
Daily
Curvy
Relaxing
Normal
Vertical lines
Horizontal lines Diagonal lines
Plain
not fun
Everywhere
Crosshatched
lines
Unusual
Shading
Dark
Short lines
Boring
Tall
Long
Straight
Horizon
Normal
Parallel lines
Long lines
A lot
Crosses
Eye line
spirals
Dotted (broken) Zig zags
lines
Straight
Dotted
Unusual
Shapes
Normal
Differences
Short
Straight
Boring
Childish
Swirly
fun
Jagged
Edgy
Angled