What is Line?
A line connects two points. Lines come in every shape and size. They are one way to define space and shape and they can give the illusion of dimension.
The element of line can be used as:
texture
to define space
to emphasize
to set a mood
to create motion or movement
as illusion or perspective
There are 4 types of line: diagonal, horizontal, curvilinear and vertical. All lines are dynamic or static.
Diagonal lines are dynamic and the most dynamic in terms of movement.
Horizontal lines are static giving the illusion of stability.
Vertical lines are both
Diagonal and curved lines are both dynamic.
Lines can:
define
enclose
connect
dissect
Lines can be:
point in motion
series of adjacent points
a connection between points
an implied connection between points.
The principal of unequal spacing involves placing an element on a page from its point to the edges of the page that is unequal distance to the horizontal and vertical position on the page.
This applies to points of interest in your composition. You might also call these the dominant areas of the composition.
Varied measurements around the points of interest tend to heighten visual interest. Therefore variety in spacing, just as in life, is important when it comes to placing elements on a page. Visual variety allows the eye to play.
Use the principal of unequal spacing to add variety to spacing your lines or any element in a composition. Therefore one must develop an active awareness of spacing between objects.
An artist must be aware of the edge of the page in the composition as well as spacial relationships within the page.
Draw a line on a piece of paper. How many lines do you see?
Lines are used to create harmony through rhythm, repetition, pattern and closure.
Lines are used to create variety by their visual difference.
Lines create balance in a composition by symmetry, asymmetry and radial symmetry.
Question for the week:
How do lines create closure in a composition?
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Lines could create closure by encircling the center of the composition, keeping the eye from the edge of the page...
A line that leads the eye out of the composition needs to be balanced by a line drawing the eye back in and closing the design.
Lines can create closure by controlling how the eye moves across the piece. I suppose when there is a sense of the movement 'arriving' at a particular place, closure is created.
I think Theresa is onto something there, but I would extend it to say that the lines, implied or physical should take you on a journey through the composition and bring you to an end point.
As long as the point has a new beginning...then we are in business
Lines create closure by making the eye move from point a to point b.
I think lines create closure when they encircle an object. The shpae, thickness, or form of the line doesn't matter as long as the eye captures the image/idea inside the enclosed lines...
Lines create closure by working together to make movement and adding shape and form to a piece. I usually think that just using one line can't do it all, but by adding more will tie everything else together.
Lines create closure by moving the eye around the entire composition.
~April
According to this link: http://www.myonlinelessonplan.com/indesign/elements.html (this is what line go with create to composition.
"A line is an element characterized by length and direction. Lines create contours and form, and are often used to convey a specific kind of feeling or point to an important feature in a design. Lines are also used to create perspective, and dominant directional lines are often adopted to create a sense of continuance in a composition. In addition, lines that are grouped together often create a sense of value, density or texture." In other words, a line is similar to a point with starting from the Organic, to Rigid to the Differing Weight, which is to the creation of closure composition.
~lizzie Schiavone
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