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POINT (DOT)
Conceptually, a POINT has NO dimension, you can't measure it. It is just a
location into PLANE or SPACE.
Graphically, we can get it crossing two lines: straight (A), straight and curve
(B) or curve (C).
In Visual Arts, POINT has been used as an ELEMENT with dimensions
(height, widht and depth) adding it light and colour properties: now it is a DOT.
So, a DOT can be: heavy or light, hard or soft, filled or empty, big or small,
sad or happy, cold or warm,...
It is used in Graphic Design to get new expression ways.
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DOT has been used in fine arts to get shapes, to theorize about color or to
abstract or simplify (symbolic) reality.
Point, line, plane and texture
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Finally we can use the DOT as VALUE for SHADING: lighter and darker
shades.
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LINE
Conceptually, a LINE is made of COUNTLESS points aligned in one or several
directions (straight or curved) and it has only ONE DIMENSION: LENGHT.
STRAIGHT LINE
CURVE
MIXED LINE
BROKEN LINE
WINDING LINE
WITH DIFFERENT THICKNESS
DASHED or DOTTED LINE
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These types of lines can have another qualities depending on their position into the
sheet or depending on their relative position with another line:
POSITION INTO THE
SHEET
VERTICAL
HORIZONTAL
DIAGONAL
POSITION WITH
ANOTHER LINE
PERPENDICULAR
PARALLEL
INTERSECTING
Like the dot, we can use the LINE as VALUE for HATCHING or CROSSHATCHING.
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PLANE (SHAPE)
Conceptually, a PLANE is made of COUNTLESS POINTS and LINES but WE can
DETERMINE it with only 3 NONALIGNED POINTS. A PLANE has TWO
DIMENSIONS: LENGTH and WIDTH.
We can ADD more POINTS to GET different SHAPES. All these POINTS determine
the LINES of the SHAPE. These lines can be straight lines or curved lines.
These lines are the CONTOUR or OUTLINE of our SHAPE.
We can talk about different types of contours:
OUTLINE: is the line we notice (perceive) as the drawing of the shape.
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CROSS CONTOUR: points, lines and colours which are inside the shape.
Cross contour can be used to explain the volume through shading/hatching or using
a texture.
SILHOUETTE: is a shape with no difference between its outline and its cross
contour. It is like seeing an object in front of a bright light. It is the monochromatic
shape of an object.
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TEXTURE
It is the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface (material) or a
substance.
We have NATURAL textures that can be found in nature.
We have ARTIFICIAL textures that are made by man.
Wood texture
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Stone and brick Texture
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Water (liquid) Texture
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Frottage
Art technique or process of taking a rubbing from an irregular surface.
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