Arthur Hammond - Lines Quotes

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Too many lines and too many objects of equal importance in a picture will cause confusion, discomfort and eye-strain.

Arthur Hammond

The would-be picture-maker must learn to think pictorially; he must try to regard a picture as a pattern, as an arrangement of lines and shapes, making in themselves a pleasing and satisfying design, quite apart from the objects represented. The lines will form certain shapes, and the shapes will vary in tone; some may be light, some dark and some of intermediate shades of gray, which we call halftones.

Arthur Hammond

A curved line, as a rule, will convey an impression of beauty more strongly than a straight line; a curve can be vastly more satisfying and pleasing than a tangent.

Arthur Hammond

Lines have expression, and by the use of lines alone we can suggest impressions.

Arthur Hammond

But the fundamental element of picture-making is the cutting of the picture-space by lines or edges of tones, and this is what is known as "spacing".

Arthur Hammond

The function of composition is to make a picture interesting, and the disposition of the lines in the picture, the opposition of lines, and their placing in the picture-space will all help in giving the desired interest.

Arthur Hammond