Visual Language and Composition · Drawing and Composition
The Power of Line and Texture
Investigating how different mark making techniques convey emotion and physical depth in two dimensional work.
Key Questions
- 1How can a simple line communicate a complex emotion?
- 2What choices does an artist make when selecting tools to create texture?
- 3In what ways does line weight influence the viewer's eye movement?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Visual Arts - Grade 9ON: Creating and Presenting - Grade 9
Grade: Grade 9
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Visual Language and Composition
Period: Drawing and Composition
Suggested Methodologies
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