Visual Narrative and Composition · Drawing and Composition
The Power of Line and Texture
Investigating how different line weights and implied textures can convey emotion and physical sensation in a drawing.
Key Questions
- 1How can a simple line communicate a complex emotion?
- 2What choices did this artist make to suggest a rough or smooth surface?
- 3How does the repetition of line create rhythm in a composition?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Visual Arts - Grade 5
Grade: Grade 5
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Visual Narrative and Composition
Period: Drawing and Composition
Suggested Methodologies
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