Lines in leather craft design

3. Elements of Art:
 Line
Colour
Form
Shape
Space
Texture
Value

5. What is a
Line?

7. Types of lines
 Lines are used to outline (diagrammatic or contour lines), create shading and
show form (structural lines, hatching and cross-hatching), decorate, express
emotion, and direct the viewer's eye.
 Lines can be categorized as horizontal, vertical, diagonal, curved, spiral,
dotted, angular, wavy, unbroken and zigzag.
 Lines can be hard, sharp, straight, and geometric; they can be organic,
smooth, soft, flowing, loopy.

8. Leather design showing vertical lines

9. Design showing horizontal lines

10. Leather design showing diagonal lines

11. Design showing curved
pattern

12. Leather design showing dotted lines

13. Leather design showing angular lines

14. Leather design showing wavy lines

15. Leather design showing zigzag Lines

16. Leather design showing a variety of lines

17. Activity
Identify the different types of lines in the diagram below.

18. References
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 http://flyeschool.com/content/balance
 https://www.slideshare.net/tonye/elements-of-design-powerpoint-2006