Line use when drawing the human figure. ARTS 1317 Medina

1. Line

2. Gesture lines - rapid,
sketchy marks mimicking
the movement of human
eyes when examining a
subject.

3. Outline - follows the edges
of a silhouette of a 3-d
form with uniform line
thickness.

4. Contour lines mark the edges
of a 3-d object with varying
line thickness and with
some internal detail.

5. Cross-contours - repeated
lines around an object and
express its 3-dimensionality.

6. Expressive vs. analytical line

7. Gesture

9. Contour Line

12. Cross contour

14. Line as Representation and
Expression
• Gesture
• Gestural
• Calligraphic
• Implied line

20. In the Style of Giacometti

22. Shape: positive/negative spaces