What are some types of line, and what are their purposes? (site 1)?

Horizontal Lines.

Vertical Lines.

Parallel Lines.

Perpendicular Lines.

Explanation:

are a continuous line that defines the outline of a shape. They can exist outside and inside a shape, or a figure and are often referred to as line art.

Some artists create contour lines by using the same width line, while others change the width to give more energy and volume suggestions.

Parallel or cross-hatching lines are used to create texture, volume, shading or patterns.

They are often used as one at a time and are very effective during sketching. The more lines there are close together, the darker the area seems, creating a shadow.

Gesture lines are quick continuous lines often used to represent human form and movement, thus gesture drawing.

Gesture drawing (link to gesture drawing tips you don’t want to miss!) is often a warm-up session of 30 seconds – 5 minutes, which supports the energetic, quick and in-motion lines type.

Implied lines are lines that aren’t physically present, but generated by our minds based on other subjects.

They are a very powerful tool in art and design, as they guide the viewer’s eyes right where artist wants them to go.

The continuous line is when a drawing is done at one go without ever lifting it from the page.

This type of art ends up being very expressive and energetic if done right, if done not-so-well it can simply end up looking messy.

There are at least 3 types of line in art, the horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines. Each line has its own purpose in the masterpiece. Horizontal lines show calmness in the image. Vertical lines express alert attention while the diagonal lines provide action. If we combine the horizontal line and vertical line it shows strength and permanence of an image.

"the idea of humanism is mostly adeptly reflected in renaissance art by a focus on the body itself, especially with sculpture, where many detailed portraits of the human body (such as the david) were created."