1. Write down the #s 1-8 and list the emotions that you think of when you look at
these images.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8

2. In your sketchbook:
Draw 5 boxes
Next to each box, write the following words:
1. Calm
2. Strong
3. Explosive
4. Fragile
5. Silly
Now fill in each box with LINES that expresses the word
listed

3. Symbolic
Identity

7. Identity
• What is it?
• What are some types of it?
• What symbols can depict it?
• What are some things that identify you as a
person?

8. Artists
Victor Ekpuk Keith Haring
All Fingers Are Not Equal – 2008

9. Keith Haring
“Haring was able to push his own youthful
impulses toward a singular kind of graphic
expression based on the primacy of the line.”

13. Victor Ekpuk
“When lines alone are what I have to use, the
quality and integrity of the lines, as well
as design, become paramount to the
composition.”

14. Nsibidi

17. Element of Design:
• LINE
– the path of a moving point
– The basic element of all design
– Has unlimited forms
DESCRIPTIVE | IMPLIED | EXPRESSIVE

21. Descriptive Lines
• help us understand what we are seeing.
OUTLINES – most basic kind of descriptive
line, surrounds a shape
CONTOUR LINES – define the outer edges of shapes but vary in thickness
and darkness, define the edges of shapes within a form and give a
greater sense of depth to the object
CROSSHATCHING – hatching lines that
cross to make a more solid shadow

22. Implied Lines
• Lines that suggest an edge rather than clearly
defining one

23. Expressive Lines
• Lines that send us messages about what the
artist wants his or her work to make us feel
ABSTRACT – used to express rather than
describe

24. Physical Properties
• Direction: vertical, horizontal, diagonal
• Type: curved, angular, straight (which could
include parallel or converging lines)
• Measure: the length and width of a line
• Character: differs depending on the medium
used to make the line (a line made with a
brush is different than a pencil or pen)

25. Emotional Qualities
• Vertical: formal and suggest poise, balance and support
• Horizontal: quiet and calm, used to represent horizons
• Spiral: suggest infinity
• Curved: suggest restfulness and are graceful
• Angular/zig-zag: restless, suggesting excitement or
confusion
• Diagonal: produce tension and suggest movement and
action | Contrast and dominate attention because not
parallel with edge of picture
• Parallel: suggest speed | can emphasize textural or pattern
aspect

26. PROJECT
• Create a drawing based on the aspects of LINE and the use of line
to create symbols
• Focus on your IDENTITY
• Include 10 variations of line
• Include your name or favorite quote
• Recreate on 18X24 paper in pencil (once complete design will go
over with Sharpie)