Shapes and Lines? What?

Shapes
Biomorphic Shapes
Describes shapes derived from organic or natural forms.


The silhouette is of an owl and while you can't see any features of the animal, you can still tell that it is an owl.
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Idealism
An artistic theory in which the world is not reproduced as it is but as it should be. All flaws, accidents, and incongruities of the visual world are corrected.

If Superman was a human he would be the perfect version of one or rather the "Ideal" human.
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Distortion
A departure from an accepted perception of a form or object. Distortion often manipulates established proportional standards.

The face of Pain from the anime "Naruto" is distorted to show the speed at which he is traveling. It's meant to convey geforces.
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Positive and Negative
Positive - Any shape or object distinguished from the background.
Negative - A clearly defined shape within the ground that is defined by surrounding figures or boundaries. OR Unoccupied area or empty space surrounding the objects or figures in a composition.

The positive (black mass) resembling a tree, ladder, and a couple of kids are only made visible by the white background or negative shape.
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Nonobjective
A type of artwork with absolutely no reference to, or representation of, the natural world. The artwork is the reality.

There is no real subject matter in the photo above so it is "nonobjective"
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Lines
Implied Lines
An invisible line created by positioning a series of points so that the eye will connect them and thus create movement across the picture plane.

The top of the head between the ears, and the arc of the back while not defined are implied lines because your brain knows that there should be lines there.
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Psychic Lines
A mental connection between two points or elements. This occurs when a figure is pointing or looking in a certain direction, which causes the eye to follow toward the intended focus.

You can tell by the way that the characters are looking at each other that they have feelings for each other or a psychic line.
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Contour Lines
A line used to follow the edges of forms and thus describe their outlines.

Almost everything in the picture above is a contour line which without we would be missing part of the man.
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Gesture Lines
A line that does not stay at the edges but moves freely within forms. These lines record movement of the eye as well as implying motion in the form.

You can tell just from each of the frozen poses what each on is doing. That's because of gesture lines.
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Lost and Found Lines
A description of a form in which an object is revealed by distinct contours in some areas whereas other edges simply vanish or dissolve into the ground.

On the right side of the tallest building you can see how the line disappears behind Superman's fist but you know it's still there.
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