Exploring Line –
The Foundation
of Drawing
Prepared by: Ms Azira
Exploring Line –
The Foundation of Drawing
Do Now
Understand how line is a
🖍 Line Exploration Warm-up:
fundamental element of art.
Identify and practice Students draw a variety of lines in their sketchbook
different types of line
techniques (contour,
(e.g., straight, wavy, zigzag, broken, thick, thin,
hatching, stippling, etc.). curved).
Use lines to create texture,
shading, and movement in
artwork. How do different lines create different effects or
Express creativity by
applying line techniques in a
emotions?
final drawing.
Hatching , Cross hatcing can create a pattern
and shading using
line drawing
line drawing in our
technique
drawing task
Line stroke
Cognitive
Exploring Line –
The Foundation of Drawing
Learning Objective
Understand how line is a fundamental element of art.
Identify and practice different types of line techniques
Understand how line is a
fundamental element of art. (contour, hatching, stippling, etc.).
Identify and practice Use lines to create texture, shading, and movement in
different types of line
techniques (contour, artwork.
hatching, stippling, etc.).
Express creativity by applying line techniques in a final
Use lines to create texture,
shading, and movement in drawing.
artwork.
Express creativity by
applying line techniques in a
final drawing.
Hatching , Cross hatcing
Cognitive
Exploring Line – Introduction to Line Drawing
The Foundation of Drawing
Line is the first-order element of design. A line is an infinite
series of points that are arranged in a direction. The direction
Understand how line is a
fundamental element of art. of a line may be straight (unchanging) or curved (changing).
Identify and practice All kinds of objects are linear or predominantly formed by
different types of line
techniques (contour, using lines.
hatching, stippling, etc.).
Use lines to create texture,
shading, and movement in
artwork.
Express creativity by
applying line techniques in a
final drawing.
Hatching , Cross hatcing
Cognitive
Exploring Line – FAMOUS ARTWORKS
The Foundation of Drawing
Van Gogh’s expressive lines
Understand how line is a
fundamental element of art.
Identify and practice
different types of line
techniques (contour,
hatching, stippling, etc.).
Use lines to create texture,
shading, and movement in
artwork.
Express creativity by
applying line techniques in a
final drawing.
Hatching , Cross hatcing
Cognitive
Exploring Line – FAMOUS ARTWORKS
The Foundation of Drawing
Picasso’s continuous line drawings
Understand how line is a
fundamental element of art.
Identify and practice
different types of line
techniques (contour,
hatching, stippling, etc.).
Use lines to create texture,
shading, and movement in
artwork.
Express creativity by
applying line techniques in a
final drawing.
Hatching , Cross hatcing
Cognitive
Exploring Line –
The Foundation of Drawing
Understand how line is a
fundamental element of art.
Identify and practice
different types of line
techniques (contour,
hatching, stippling, etc.).
Use lines to create texture,
shading, and movement in
artwork.
Express creativity by
applying line techniques in a
final drawing.
Hatching , Cross hatcing
Cognitive
Exploring Line – HOW LINE CAN CREATE SHAPES,
The Foundation of Drawing
TEXTURES, AND MOVEMENT.
Understand how line is a Lines cross over one another to form shapes. Shapes can be
fundamental element of art.
Identify and practice filled with tone and color, or repeated to create pattern. A
different types of line
techniques (contour,
shape may be rendered with a rough surface to create a
hatching, stippling, etc.). texture. A shape may be projected into three dimensions to
Use lines to create texture,
shading, and movement in
create form.
artwork.
Express creativity by
applying line techniques in a
final drawing.
Hatching , Cross hatcing
Cognitive
Exploring Line – ELEMENT OF ART
The Foundation of Drawing
Understand how line is a
fundamental element of art.
Identify and practice
different types of line
techniques (contour,
hatching, stippling, etc.).
Use lines to create texture,
shading, and movement in
artwork.
Express creativity by
applying line techniques in a
final drawing.
Hatching , Cross hatcing
Cognitive
Exploring Line – DEMONSTRATION OF LINE TECHNIQUES
The Foundation of Drawing
Contour Drawing – Outlining an object without shading
Understand how line is a
fundamental element of art.
Identify and practice
different types of line
techniques (contour,
hatching, stippling, etc.).
Use lines to create texture,
shading, and movement in
artwork.
Express creativity by
applying line techniques in a
final drawing.
Hatching , Cross hatcing
Cognitive
Exploring Line – DEMONSTRATION OF LINE TECHNIQUES
The Foundation of Drawing
Hatching & Cross-hatching – Using parallel lines for shading
Understand how line is a
fundamental element of art.
Identify and practice
different types of line
techniques (contour,
hatching, stippling, etc.).
Use lines to create texture,
shading, and movement in
artwork.
Express creativity by
applying line techniques in a
final drawing.
Hatching , Cross hatcing
Cognitive
Exploring Line – DEMONSTRATION OF LINE TECHNIQUES
The Foundation of Drawing
Stippling – Creating tone with dots.
Understand how line is a
fundamental element of art.
Identify and practice
different types of line
techniques (contour,
hatching, stippling, etc.).
Use lines to create texture,
shading, and movement in
artwork.
Express creativity by
applying line techniques in a
final drawing.
Hatching , Cross hatcing
Cognitive
Exploring Line – DEMONSTRATION OF LINE TECHNIQUES
The Foundation of Drawing
Gesture Drawing – Quick, expressive sketches capturing movement.
Understand how line is a
fundamental element of art.
Identify and practice
different types of line
techniques (contour,
hatching, stippling, etc.).
Use lines to create texture,
shading, and movement in
artwork.
Express creativity by
applying line techniques in a
final drawing.
Hatching , Cross hatcing
Cognitive
Exploring Line –
The Foundation of Drawing
Understand how line is a
fundamental element of art.
Identify and practice
different types of line
techniques (contour,
hatching, stippling, etc.).
Use lines to create texture,
shading, and movement in
artwork.
Express creativity by
applying line techniques in a
final drawing.
Hatching , Cross hatcing
Cognitive
Exploring Line – MAIN TASK
The Foundation of Drawing Create an abstract pattern or design using different line techniques
Challenge: Use at least three different line techniques in the drawing..
Understand how line is a
fundamental element of art.
Identify and practice
different types of line
techniques (contour,
hatching, stippling, etc.).
Use lines to create texture,
shading, and movement in
artwork.
Express creativity by
applying line techniques in a
final drawing.
Hatching , Cross hatcing
🔍 Differentiation:
Cognitive Beginners focus on basic contour and hatching.
Advanced students experiment with cross-hatching and stippling for depth.
Exploring Line – REFLECTION & PEER REVIEW
📢 Pair Discussion:
The Foundation of Drawing
Understand how line is a
fundamental element of art.
Swap drawings and identify different line techniques used.
Identify and practice Discuss: Which line technique was the most challenging?
different types of line
techniques (contour,
hatching, stippling, etc.).
Use lines to create texture,
shading, and movement in
artwork.
Express creativity by
applying line techniques in a
final drawing.
🎤 Exit Question:
Hatching , Cross hatcing
“How do different line techniques change the way an artwork
looks?”
Cognitive
