The document provides instructions for a four part line project art assignment. The steps are to: 1. Break up the page with straight and curved lines to create shapes. 2. Cut out a simple shape and repeat it across the page without overlapping, fitting as many as possible. 3. Outside the cutout shapes, add different line designs like actual, implied, and rhythmic lines to fill each shape. 4. Color the cutout shapes changing color where lines pass through, and shade the lined areas using light, medium, and dark tones.

1. Line Project
Process

2. Line Project : Part 1
Breaking up the visual space
• On 9x12 inch paper, with pencil, create
a half inch boarder around the paper.
• Begin using both straight, and curved
lines across the page to break up the
visual space.
• Some of the lines my go only partly
across the page.
• The design can be either a geometric
style (straight lines, and sharp angles),
or a more organic style (curvy lines,
rounded edges).
• Basically you want to break up the
visual space into several smaller
shapes.

3. Line Project : Part 2
Repeating a shape in the design
• Cut out a simple shape of your
choice. About 2 to 3 Inches
large.
• The shape can be either
organic, or geometric
• Trace the shape onto the
design as many times as you
can…But…
– Do not over lap your cut out
shape.
– Keep the cut out shapes at
least a half inch apart.
– Do over lap the lines that
broke up the visual space.
– Try to fit the shape on the pace
as many times as you can
– Feel free to place the shape
going off the page if you like.

4. Line Project : Part 3
Line used as a design element
• OUTSIDE the cutout shapes, add
several different types of line
designs to fill in each shape.
• Be sure to create a different type of
line for each shape.
• Be sure to use at least 2 of each of
the following lines.
– Actual
– Implied
– Rhythmic
• The line design mus FILL the entire
shape.
• NOTICE: Avoid putting line design
into cutout shapes (Highlighted
areas in the photo).

5. Line Project : Part 4
Darken and Color
• Color in cutout shapes.
– Use paint, markers, or colored
pencils.
– Each time a line goes through
the shape, change the color
(even if just slightly).
– Feel free to use any colors you
like. But I recommend keeping
to all warm colors (reds,
oranges, and yellows), or all
cool colors (blues, greens, and
violets).
• Shade in the area with line
designs, and make lines bold
and solid.
– When shading think in terms of
light, medium, and dark.