ART APPRECIATION LESSON 3: World Artist and History
In the art appreciation lesson, you see how an artist uses lines and integrate the idea into your own work of art.
Herman Saftleven, A Dog .; before 1685.
Artists draw what they see. This dog licks something from beneath. Perhaps it was a table or a cart that presented some tasty leftover food. Look at the lines that Herman Saftleven uses to outline the dog. It is not one continuous line. Instead, we see that the line is broken up. The artist focuses on short sections of the dog’s outline. We see the outline of the dog’s top ear. (1) Moving to the right, the long fur breaks up the outline of his neck. (2) We see the curve of the back drawn in a wiggly line to show fur. (3) Curved lines describe his bony hind, the curve of the tail, and front of the thigh. Look carefully at the thickness of the lines. This is called lined weight. (4) We see thick line on the shaded side of the body. (5) We see thin line where sunlight shines on the body.
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