Line: An Element of Art

Line is the path of a moving ________.

• point

• shape

• vehicle

• line

Line is one of the seven __________ of art.

• principles

• elements

• fundamentals

• steps

Line type is

• where a line is going.

• how a line looks.

The three line directions are...

• zig zag, straight, and curvy.

• wavy, horizontal, and vertical.

• vertical, horizontal, and diagonal.

• diagonal, vertical, and straight.

When using blind contour drawing, you can look at your paper but not at the object you are drawing.

• True

• False

What is the difference between implied line and contour line?

• Implied line you CAN see and contour line you CANNOT see.

• Implied line you CANNOT see and contour line you CAN see.

• You can see both types of lines.

• You cannot see either types of lines.

Which of the following is a line type?

• Vertical

• Horizontal

• Zig zag

• Diagonal

Why do artists practice blind contour?

• Because it's fun.

• To draw the object the way they THINK it looks.

• To draw what they actually SEE and not what they THINK they see.

The shoe is drawn using what type of line?

• Only straight lines

• Implied lines

• Blind contour lines

• Contour lines

What is line weight?

• How many pounds a line weighs.

• What direction a line is going in.

• How thick, thin, dark, or light a line is.