1. FORM AND VISUAL ORDER

2. A work of art always has three essential components:
Subject
Form
Content
Form- Total arrangement of the composition i.e., organizing and composing.

3. WHAT IS VISUAL ORDER?

4. ‘Visual Order’ is the order in which the human eye perceives what it sees.

5. Structural Principles of
Creating Visual Order
The Elements of Design
&
The Principles of Organization

6. The Principles of Organization:
The development of
Form
Involves media and techniques and uses
The Elements of Art:
Line, Shape, Value, Texture & Color
which are organized according to
The Principles of Organization:
Harmony
Variety
Balance
Proportion
Dominance
Movement
Economy

7. Elements of Design
Line
Shape
Value
Texture
Color

8. Line

9. We are all line makers
Scratching , Graffiti, Doodling

10. Our lives are greatly
influenced by line

11. What is LINES?

12. A line is a mark made by a tool as it is drawn across a surface.
e.g. the tool can be almost anything — a pencil, a pointed brush,
a computer and mouse, even a cotton swab.

13. Provides a visual path for the eye to follow
e.g. suggest movement, leading eyes up, down, side-to-side, around

14. Line can indicate object and their relationships
e.g. it can show direction and imply movement in time and space

15. Line has the power to suggest mood
e.g. light hearted, sad, funny, tragic. Line can reveal individuality and uniqueness of the artist.

16. TYPES OF LINE?

17. Line TYPES:
STRAIGHT LINE
bold
power
formality
steadiness
stability

18. Line TYPES:
CURVED LINE
soft
gentle
graceful
youthful

19. HORIZONTAL LINE e.g., stability, relaxation, serenity, rest
Line DIRECTION:
HORIZONTAL LINE
e.g., stability, relaxation, serenity, rest

20. VERTICAL LINE e.g., tension, readiness Strength, support, dignity
Line DIRECTION:
VERTICAL LINE
e.g., tension, readiness
Strength, support, dignity

21. DIAGONAL LINE Line DIRECTION: e.g., action, vitality, instability,
agitation, motion
Also when lines slant upward there
is sense of strength, expectation,
positive energy.
When lines slant downward, it delivers
less energy

22. Line DIRECTION:
ZIG-ZAG
e.g., confusion, excitement, nervousness

23. Quality of LINES?

24. QUALITY of Line:
THIN LINE
- More elegant, gentle, delicate, fragile

25. THICK LINE QUALITY of Line: Sense of stability, more forceful,
provides hierarchy

26. LINE AND CONTOUR

27. There are three types of lines:
Actual Line
Implied Line
Psychic Line 

28. Actual Line
Easiest to recognize because it usually defines a shape 

30. Implied Line
Suggest visual connections, it is the line that is not there; they form geometric shapes or give away the infinity of a line, creating organizational structure. 

32. Psychic Line
Not a line which is seen, but one which is felt as a mental connection that exists between two elements.

33. In The Last Supper, by Leonardo da Vinci, shows
psychic lines where two of the apostles in the front
of the picture are looking at each other. This is called
the line of sight. This creates a psychic line going horizontally because, even though there isn’t, the
viewer’s eyes tend to see a horizontal line.

34. Meaning of Lines
Different types of lines can give you many different feelings and emotions based on the way it is drawn, colored, sketched out, painted or illustrated.
Line weight also plays a role; thick, medium and thin as well as straight, dotted, hatched and others.

35. Meaning of Lines
Strong lines, weak lines, straight, curvy and others can influence the visual perception.

36. 2 different emotions are created by just making different kinds of strokes and line type (weight and size).

37. Name the emotions that you feel after looking at these images:

42. Function of LINES in our lives

43. Jewelery, Household Items, Sculptures

44. Fashion Design, Textile and Fabric

45. Native Art, Mask Design

46. Nail Art

47. Graffiti Art

48. Furniture Design

49. Cartoon Characters

66. Thank You!

67. CLASS EXERCISE: LOOKING FOR LINES
1. You are required to observe your surrounding and draw four objects that depict lines; two (2) objects inside the building (man made) and two (2) objects outside the building (nature)
2. Firstly, use your phone to take those four pictures and translate them into four drawings. Use different point size of pencils or shade the lines accordingly to show the physical characteristics of the lines you found (show the thin and thick lines).
(Keywords: Horizontal line, vertical line, diagonal line, zigzag line and curve line)
Minimum requirement: One A4 paper for interior building and one is for the nature outside building (Minimum 5 types of lines and maximum 10 to be on one oice of paper with those two boxes)