Lesson 17: Emphasized Lines (Direction)
The instructor reviews the following new terms with children and points out each example in the top image:
- Unaccented Line: A continuous line of uniform thickness - light, medium, and heavy.
- Graded Line: A line varying in thickness, from light to heavy or heavy to light.
- Emphasized Line: A main line emphasized with additional, shorter, parallels lines.
- Broken Line: A non-continuous line used to indicate a broken surface, such as rough ground or the bark of tree trunks.
Children complete the following drill work, using emphasized lines (add additional lines for emphasis):
- Draw the mug A using emphasized lines.
- Draw the carrying hook B.
- Draw the baseball C.
- Draw the candle and candlestick D.
- Draw the log cabin E, using emphasized lines for the logs and trees.
- Draw the mug on the blackboard from memory.
- Without looking at the picture, draw the baseball from memory.