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[edit] LINE
[edit] What is line?
In art, line is the continuous movement of a mark from dot to dot.
[edit] Different lines
[edit] Lines of direction
[edit] Horizontal
Horizontal lines can go from left to right.
Or they can go from right to left.
Or they can go from some midpoint, either to the left, or to the right.
[edit] Vertical
Vertical lines can go from up to down.
Or they can go from down to up.
Or they can go from a midpoint, either up, or down
[edit] Diagonal
Diagonal lines go in two directions.
One kind of diagonal line goes down from left to right. Starting from the right, it can also go up to the left.
[edit] Lines of length
[edit] Short lines
[edit] Long lines
[edit] Lines of thickness
The thickness or thinness of a line can be affected by using different materials. A ballpoint pen will create a thinner line than a big marker.
[edit] Thick lines
[edit] Thin lines
[edit] Putting lines together
There are many ways to put lines together.
One of the simplest is to join a horizontal and a vertical line. A square is two horizontal lines and two vertical lines.
Many lines can be put together to make a shading effect. An example of this is cross-hatching, where many small horizontal lines are put over many small vertical lines. This gives a realistic effect.
[edit] Effect of lines
[edit] Lines of movement
[edit] Lines of emotion
Lines going up mean happiness. Lines going down can mean sadness. Thick lines can mean anger. Thin lines can mean shyness, or invisibility.
