ILLUSTRATION 2

• City of Good Character
• DISCIPLINE • GOOD TASTE • EXCELLENCE
• Writer: Ernina M. Ignacio
• Illustrator: Ernina M. Ignacio
• Cover Illustrator: Christopher E. Mercado
• TLE – ILLUSTRATION NC II
• USING LINES TO PRODUCE VOLUMES
• First Quarter-Module 2
• Draw Basic Shapes with Illusion of Volumes
• Department of Education
• National Capital Region
• SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE
• MARIKINA CITY
• This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the performance of Illustration tasks. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.
• The module is consisting of one lesson, namely: Lesson 1 – Draw Basic Shapes with Illusion of Volumes
• After going through this module, you are expected to: 1. Understand basic shapes using lines; 2. explain the function of lines in drawing; and 3. draw lines in producing illusion of volume.
• Line


  A moving point in space
• Shapes


  Can be defined using lines and this can be useful in drawing
• According to Kenal Louis a traditional visual artist from Port-Au Prince Haiti, the understanding of how to use line in art is very significant. In some way, it should be second nature after countless numbers of drawing or painting exercises. You cannot create a circle or even a square without the use of line. Lines come in different lengths, thickness, and sizes. One could say lines are sexy. Through different techniques, they can also be sharp and fuzzy while leading viewers in a direction.
• Today we have many structures or abstract visual arts, but even with these abstract forms of art lines are still appear even with it is not evident. For example, a canvas or panel on which an abstract medium artist creates their organic shapes and mixtures, a frame must still be built. Let's say even if they did not create the artwork on a canvas, at some point lines will come in to be a part of the artwork.
• Line


  A component of art defined as a moving point in space. It is perhaps the most essential of the elements of design as it is usually the starting place for much of artistic creation. Lines can be vertical, horizontal, diagonal, or curved. They can be any width or texture. And can be continuous, implied, or broken.
• Lines allow us to create a better composition of arts. Familiarizing different kind of lines is important because it sends expressions.
• Types of lines

  • Curved
  • Straight or classic
  • Expressive
  • Implied
  • Descriptive
• Straight or classic lines


  Provide structure to a composition. They can be oriented to the horizontal, vertical, or diagonal axis of a surface. Straight lines are by nature visually stable, while still giving direction to a composition. Vertical and horizontal straight lines provide the most stable compositions. Diagonal straight lines are usually more visually dynamic, unstable, and tension filled.
• Vertical lines


  Straight up and down and perpendicular to horizontal lines. They suggest height and strength because they extend towards the sky and seem unshakeable.
• Horizontal lines


  Straight up and down and perpendicular to vertical lines. They suggest width, distance, calmness, and stability.
• Diagonal lines


  Straight in any direction except vertical or horizontal. When in use, they suggest movement or lack of stability.
• Parallel lines


  In perspective drawing, lines that are parallel converge in the distance at a vanishing point.
• Intersecting lines


  Two lines that share exactly one point. This shared point is called the point of intersection.
• Perpendicular lines


  A line is said to be perpendicular to another line if the two lines intersect at a right angle.
• Expressive lines


  Curved, adding an organic, more dynamic character to a work of art. Expressive lines are often rounded and follow undetermined paths.
• Implied lines


  Those created by visually connecting two or more areas together. The line may be broken by intermittent marks, it may be defined by value, color, or texture, or it may not be visible at all.
• Descriptive lines


  The lines that the object's shape form or detail, including outlines, contour lines, individual lines, hatching and crosshatching.
• In sketching or drawing there are certain conventional lines, each has definite purpose or used. These are commonly called Alphabet of Lines. Lines in technical drawings are part of a specialized graphic language that is standardized throughout industry. Each type of line has a very precise symbolic meaning. Correct usage of this "alphabet of lines" is essential whether you use traditional drafting methods or CAD.
• Alphabet of Lines

  • Continuous lines (extra thick, thick, thin)
  • Dash lines
  • Long dashed short dashed thin
• Continuous Lines


  Use to make the edges more visible and give special importance on the actual figure of the object
• Variations of Continuous Lines

  • Extra Thick Lines - Visible outlines in part and section when hatching is not used
  • Thick Lines - Visible outlines when hatching is used
  • Thin Lines - Representation of diagonal lines for the indication of flat surface, intersections, hatching, dimension lines, Imaginary and extension lines
• Dash Lines


  Thick or thin Dashed lines indicates surface treatment, hidden outlines, or edges
• Long dashed short dashed thin


  Projects lines of proportion, curves, or center lines
• Long dash double short dash thin


  Shows the outline of adjacent parts or indicate boundaries