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Contributor: Ayesha Ismail. Lesson ID: 13491
Variety is the spice of life! The more line variety you use, the more interesting your art will look. Practice mark-making techniques to create some effortless and beautiful abstract line art!
A picture is worth a thousand words, even when the picture is just one line!
Watch the video below.
In this lesson, you'll learn how to make the most of lines in your art and will even create a piece of abstract art using just lines.
So grab your supplies and keep reading!
In math, a line is a point that moves in a straight direction infinitely.
Art, on the other hand, describes lines very differently.
Styles of lines in art can be described as qualities. When a piece of art has many different styles or qualities of lines, it has line variety. Line variety makes art feel alive and more interesting to look at.
Watch the video below to learn about line qualities and how different artists use them.
Head over to the Got It? section to explore lines in art further.
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