Art 20 Drawing #3: Implied Line Drawing - November 19

Media: Media of choice or Marker or pen. If you have recently used graphite,
please explore another dry media of choice.

Implied Line Drawings - are lines that are suggested by changes in colour, tone
and texture or by the edges of shapes. Implied lines (when the viewer 's connects
other elements of an artwork to create a line) that leads to a focal point.

Example #1:

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As you look at these dashes, your mind is actively joining them together to create
an implied line.

Example #2:

The painting by
Gustave Caillebotte
demonstrates clever
use of actual and
implied lines.

Actual lines are fairly

straightforward. They
are lines which we can
actually see. If you
draw a line on the
paper in front of you,
that is an actual line.

Gustave Caillebotte, The Parquet Planers, 1876

 The implied lines are not
physically there, but they help
direct our attention around the
painting. Other implied lines
are created by positioning the
two subjects in a way which
allows the eye to travel from
one point to another. For
example, notice how the lower
knee of the man, his hands
and the lower foot of the boy
all line up. This creates a
strong implied line.

Example #3:

Claude Monet, Etretat the Aval Door Fishing Boats Leaving the Harbour,
1885
You can use leading lines to:

● Suggestively lead people through your painting. In the painting below by

Claude Monet, notice how your eyes follow the line of boats into the
distance. If these boats were scattered all over the place, your eyes would
be less inclined to follow.
● Pick up the outline of a subject
● Reinforce the contour of a subject
● Create a sense of movement (for example, to illustrate a windy sky)

Example #4:

● Implied lines are used to

contain your attention
within a small area on the
left with the two children.

● These lines are formed

by the positioning of the
subjects.

● The downwards lines of

vision reinforce this area.

● If I look at the right of the

painting, I can feel myself
being actively pulled
towards the left.

Anders Zorn, A Portrait of the Daughters of Ramon Subercaseaux, 1892

Example #5:

There are powerful implied lines created by the lines of vision from the two
subjects, despite there being very little detail in the faces. That is the power of
context.

John Singer Sargent, Stringing Onions, 1882

SUBJECT MATTER: real/ imaginary composition. Choose 1. Real or

Imaginary
● Composition - in art is the way in which different elements of an artwork
are combined. In general, this refers to the key subjects of the artwork and
how they are arranged in relation to each other.
● Imaginative Composition - Specific exercises designed to use the
memory and imagination, in relation to imagining form and structure, as a
way to encourage a more personal approach to drawing, and bring out
ones’ own personal style.
● Realism - is the precise, detailed and accurate representation in art of the
visual appearance of scenes and objects.
DRAWING #3

 The focus of the drawings is to build skills and techniques.

 Drawing Handouts will be passed out in advance.
 Drawings should be on 11x17 paper and outside of your sketchbook. All
drawings will be marked using the Art 20/30/35 drawing rubric.

Drawing Evaluation Rubric

Time  3-5 hours or more of quality work is evident /4

Technique Drawing completed with skill and shows innovation, /6

motivation and risk taking

Elements and Successful use of value, line, shape, space, texture and /5
Principles Principles

Concept Show’s artist’s original idea, thought, design, and plan /4

Overall Quality Shows an artist's ability to complete tasks with skill, professionalism /6
(neatness, no spills, tears in pages), shows effort, interest and
participation in assignment. Challenges the assignment and goes
beyond simple drawing

Total          
/25