The use of lines and word balloons etc in comics to represent emotion is a huge part of comic art. McCloud outlined all the importance of lines to express emotions very clearly and well in this chapter. In the first week or so in Xaviers drawing class I did pages of expressive lines that represented certain words, such as 'jump' or 'leap'. It was actually difficult to find lines to show the expression of that word, and exercise became harder than I thought. A lot of symbols are now used universally and so are understood world-wide and used by many artists.
It makes me think how interesting it is, that the way a symbol as simple as a line is drawn, can relate with certain ideas and feelings we have as humans. For example, imagine a line drawn lightly with a HB pencil, as opposed to a thick, heavy, sketchy drawn line. The two are both lines expressed very differently, an causing two different trains of thought. Lines are obviously used a lot within comics and cartoons to represent motion or even 'smell'. Enough about comics, what about the use of lines in the design world! Lines are awesome for a modern looking background effect! Diagonal identical lines are sheek and modern (to me), until they're overused and not so 'in' anymore i guess..
Some crappy old graphic I did ages ago to frame in a video. I.e. the video would play where the white rectangle currently sits. But how great are the lines..
(some flyer I did last year) notice the lines!
ok, so what about lines IN FASHION.
my skinny uncle once said to me in year 4, clothes with lines make you look bulkier.
he was right!
but seriously.. lines are much more than we give them credit for! They give expression and represent symbolically what we take for granted when looking at art.
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