Visual Narratives and Studio Practice · Drawing and Composition

The Power of Line and Texture

Investigating how different line weights and surface textures can evoke specific emotional responses in the viewer.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can a single line suggest a specific mood or movement?
  2. 2What choices did this artist make to lead the viewer's eye across the canvas?
  3. 3How does the physical texture of a work change our understanding of its subject?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9AVA5E01AC9AVA5D01
Year: Year 5
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Visual Narratives and Studio Practice
Period: Drawing and Composition

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