Understanding The "Line" Element

Where and how you draw a LINE is the beginning to building a design. A LINE is a mark or moving point made by a tool such as a pencil, brush even a computer mouse drawn across a surface or a cut into a hard surface which is called engraving and all LINES have direction. The way a LINE move from start to finish determine the LINE type or attribute, it can be straight, curving or angular and LINE direction is horizontal, vertical or diagonal and LINE quality is how a LINE is drawn, it can be delicate or bold, smooth or ridged, thick or thin and constant or changing. LINE type, direction and quality is what give importance to the LINE element