Line as Value

In this drawing the artist used line as value in many different places. The artist used it to create the shadows of the dark places and the light coming in from the windows. Also the designs on the ceiling of the building have a lot of value in them.

Gesture Line

Gesture lines are lines that just kind of suggest what the object is, there is no precise line that shapes the object. In this drawing of three babies, someone that has never seen a baby might not know what this drawing is of, It would look like scribbles to them. The gesture lines focus on the movement or pose rather than shape.

Contour Line

This contour drawing of a rose uses only contour lines to show the outside lines of the flower. A contour drawing does not emphasis on the texture or dimensions, just the basic outline of the objects.

Line as Emotion

The characteristic of this line conveys an emotion of happiness and free flowing thought. The way the line is continuous and has no true pattern or direction gives the viewer a feel of freedom and no worries.

Line Direction

Line direction is very apparent in the work of art. Many lines are going different directions to form a crazy illusion looking painting. Our eyes can't help but look at each section and follow the lines from one direction to the other. Line direction creates the feeling of movement in art. This picture seems to have a lot of movement in in different directions.

Line as Shape

This plain clean line is in the shape of an elephant. Even without texture, color, or much detail we can still see the shape of the elephant. Line as shape is just the outer edge of an object being seen and we are able to follow the line to see the shape that it has made.

Unity Through Variety

To me this photo screams unity through variety. Although it may not be in a square grid like formation, you can see the unity with each cupcake being exactly the same just different colors. To unify the photo even more the creator left the icing the same on each cupcake. There is plenty of variety with all the different colors. I also like how each peep on top of the cupcakes are not perfect or aligned with each other.

Unity through Continuity

The unity through continuity in this photo is represented with the way the text flows from box to box and the reader can easily follow even though there are many breaks in the page. There is a visual relationship between all the boxes with the color choices, size of text, or just the context of each box. All the designs are related in some way to form unity.

Unity Through Continuation

In this photo the boys show unity through continuation by being in a straight line. The interlocked arms and standing on top of the wall also helps with the since of unity in the picture. The line of kids from one end of the photo to the other shows the continuation and the flow when looking over the picture.

Unity Through Repetition

Unity through repetition is portrayed in this photo by the gummy bears all being the exact same size and in the exact same position. Although each bear is a different color you can still see the unity and the repetition in the photo.

Unity Through Proximity

This picture shows unity through proximity with the girls looking different ways but still seeing that something is bothering both of them. If the girls were separated and not so close you wouldn't feel the unity of the picture. The girls being close together most likely insinuates that they are both bothered by the same thing other than each other.

Patterns!

With a crazy living world around us, many patterns and design are inspired by things we see! This fish for example has an overlapping pattern of circles in its scales! This fish could have inspired this picture of a fifties wallpaper design below.

With a little photoshop the pattern might resemble the fish in a much better way! I rotated the image to go with the scales on the fish and altered some colors to match the fish!

Its funny how one thing can turn into another with some thought behind it!