ARTS 3850- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 66 pages long!)
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An element of art that is used to define shape,contour, and outlines, also to suggest mass and volume. It may be a continuous mark made on a surface with a pointed tool or implied by the edges of shapes and forms. Direction horizontal, vertical, diagonal, curving, perpendicular, parallel, radial, zigzag. Outlines lines made by the edge of an object or its silhouette. Contour lines that describe the shape of an object and the interior detail. Gesture lines that are energetic and catch the movement and gestures of an active figure. Sketch lines that capture the appearance of an object. Precise, elegant writing or writing done by hand. Lines that are not actually drawn but are created by a group of objects seen from a distance. The direction an object is pointing to, or the direction a person is looking. The range of lightness and darkness within a picture.
