Line Patterns

Objectives:
1. Students will learn how to use an element of art to create repetitive linear patterns.
2. Students will also learn the characteristics of lines as well the types of lines that will be used in the class.
3. Students will be introduced to the elements of art and understand they are the building blocks used to create their
drawings.

Materials:
Lines handout
12 x 18 white drawing paper
pencil, eraser
compass
black pen
black marker

Essential Questions
1. What are the elements of art?
2. How can the elements of art be considered the building blocks of art?
3. Which element of art is used to start almost each drawing?
4. What is the difference between linear patterns and patterns formed with shapes?

Michigan Visual Arts Standards
PERFORM - Standard 1: Apply skills and knowledge to perform in the arts.
ART.VA.I.HS.1 - Apply acquired knowledge and skills to the creative problem solving process.
ART.VA.I.HS.2 - Intentionally use art materials and tools when applying techniques and skills to communicate ideas.
ART.VA.I.HS.3 - Demonstrate understanding of organizational principles and methods to solve specific visual arts problems.
ART.VA.I.HS.4 - Exhibit, present, and publish quality works of art.

CREATE - Standard 2: Apply skills and knowledge to create in the arts.
ART.VA.II.HS.1 - Identify, define problems, and reflect upon possible visual solutions.
ART.VA.II.HS.2 - Create artwork using materials and techniques with skill so that personal intentions are carried out.
ART.VA.II.HS.3 - Apply organizational principles and methods to create innovative works of art and design products.
ART.VA.II.HS.5 - Reflect, articulate, and edit the development of artwork throughout the creative process.

ANALYZE - Standard 3: Analyze, describe, and evaluate works of art.
ART.VA.III.HS.4 - Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of ones artwork.

Procedure
1. Discuss essential questions.
2. Review Line handout. Emphasize the definition of a line . a continuous mark made on a surface with a pointed tool or implied
by the edges of shapes and forms.
3. Demonstrate the difference between a line pattern and patterns made with shapes.
Linear patterns should be
- consistently drawn
- evenly spaced
- creatively designed
4. Image students will be drawing a tree trunk with several limbs. The tree top will be created with a minimum of eight
overlapping circles.
- more than eight circles may be drawn
- the circles must start in the middle of the paper
- the circles should go from one side of the paper to the other side
- the circles should touch the tree trunk and extend almost to the top of the paper
5. Pre-approval before students begin filling in the patterns they must show me the drawing.



6. Finish the drawing by
- coloring the tree trunk completely with a black marker
- tracing the circles with a black pen
- filling in all the spaces created by the overlapping circles with repetitive linear patterns
- avoid the use of strictly horizontal, vertical or diagonal
- three patterns may be repeated once
- a new pattern should be created for each space
7. Neatness the black markers are water based. Therefore, you may want to color the tree trunk last. You could also turn the
drawing upside down when drawing the line patterns in order to avoid creating smudges.


Example of a repeating line pattern