Definition: Line is the most basic design 'tool'. A line has length, width, tone, and texture. It may divide space, define a form, describe contour, suggest direction.
Examples:
"A line is a dot that went for a walk." - Paul Klee.
Line - What is 'Line' in drawing?
From Helen South's Drawing/Sketching Glossary, for About.com
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