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Look at the web of the author: http://www.jasonthielke.com/

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1. How many types of lines do you know? Draw an example of each.

Fine

StraightCurved

Broken

Open

Wavy

Continuous ThickClosed

2. Regarding the visual elements of an image, how can you describe the line?

a. What is a geometric line?

b. Define what a graphic line is.

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3. By using lines, divide the space A) below into two parts. Divide the space B) in as many partsas you like.

A) B)

4. Tension lines are imaginary lines that help us discover the most important areas of an image.Look at the picture below. Find the most important points andjoin them with a red line to showthe tension lines.

Ttulo / Title: Y an dicen que el pescado es caro(1894) /And yet they say that fish is expensive.Descripcin / Description: leo sobre lienzo. 153 x 204 cm. / Oil on canvas.

Localizacin / Location: Museo del Prado. MadridAutor / Author: Joaqun Sorolla (1863-1923)

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5. Which of the following images has been created as an abstract illustration of lines? Which asa realistic one?

A) .

B) ..

Piet Mondrian

Escher

6. Shade the image below with lines to give it a sense of volume.

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7. What do you know about this author?

Piet Mondrian

Siglo XX. Vanguardias Histricas/AbstraccinNeoplasticismo

Title: Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue1921. Oil on canvas, 39 x 35 cm

Here you can find more information about him:

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian, in Spanishhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian, in Englishhttp://www.artexpertswebsite.com/pages/artists/mondrian.php, in English

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8. Remember the lines vocabulary: Match each picture below with the word that corresponds onthe left.

Thick line

Broken line

Fine/ Thin

line

Wavy line

Geometric

lines

Vertical line

Contour

lines

Lines

for shading

Parallel

lines

Coloured

lines

Horizontal line

Oblique

lines

Perpendicular lines

Spiral line

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9. Create your own composition with lines in your sketchbook. Look at the examples below.

The Farbstudie Quadrate, 60cm x 80cm, Wassliy Kandinsky.

Victor Vasareli

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Judy Napangardi Watson, Jukurrpa (Womens Dreaming), 2004

Fernando Zbel. Ornitptero, 1962. Fundacin Juan March

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser. 816 SWITCH BOARD, Mixed media, Porquerolles, 1980

10. Copy and paste five paintings by five different artists whose paintwork are made of lines. Do

not forget to write the title of the painting, the name of the author and the date of the work.