Colours

A line may be defined as

• an enclosed area

• a mark in a space

• a three-dimensional area

• a mark made by a moving point on a surface

The characteristics of a line are

• thin and pretty

• vertical and diagonal

• an enclosed area

• thick, thin, short

Three line positions are

• front, back, side

• above, below, beside

• thick, wavy, curly

• vertical, diagonal, horizontal

Lines may be created by

• a dot in the center which continues to grow larger as it winds outwards

• marks made with sharp turns in alternating directions

• a sequence of dots

• all of the above

Lines that are continuously bending with no straight paths are

• bendy lines

• zig zag lines

• horizontal lines

• curved lines

Lines that are found in nature on animals and plants are ____________ lines.

• formal lines

• natural lines

• Manmade lines

• true lines

Shapes can be defined as

• open marks from point A to B

• a mark made on a surface

• an enclosed line or area

• a coloured area in a design

Lines that are found in archiecture, bridges, train lines and road markings are _____________ lines.

• natural lines

• implied lines

• man made lines

• enclosed lines

What are the two main groups of shapes?

• enclosed and unenclosed

• representational and organic

• geometric and organic

• controlled and linear

When shapes represent things we see around us they are

• abstract

• geometric

• man made

• representational