For our first project we looked into point, line and plane also had to create our own ideas of them in Figma. The way I went about doing this task was to first of all research each of the different elements and what they were, research some different artists that used these techniques, then sketch out my ideas then create them on Figma.
A point marks a place on the canvas and it can be the smallest element on a piece of art. We use points when we are writing or typing when we use a ‘full stop’, so it is something that is used in daily life which I thought was interesting. It shows how things like this are often overlooked yet so important. Points are circular and are often seen as the focal point of a design, usually when they are used the area around it is usually quite uniform, whereas the point sticks out at you. It is what the eye is immediately drawn to.
A famous artist that uses point in his artistic style (Pointillism) is Georges Seurat. He only uses points in his paintings, and it gives a distorted and old-school look to his paintings.
Seurat painting
Seurat painting
A line connects two points, using a chain of points to do so. Lines can have different lengths and thickness, but when it reaches a certain thickness it becomes a plane. They can be straight or curved, broken or unbroken. There is lots of varieties of line which opens up the opportunity to be more creative. A line can be seen as a point in motion and connects points together.
A famous line artist is Pablo Picasso, who has lots of pieces using just lines. Picasso often used pencil or chalk, and done his work in one continuous stroke, which I think is incredible.
Picasso drawing
Picasso drawing
A plane is a line that had two distinct dimensions, length and width. They can be seen in many different forms and shapes such as squares, triangles, rectangles and so on. Planes are probably the most commonly used element out of the three as they are the most versatile and therefore more opportunities for different and unique designs.
An artist that used planes often in his artwork was Piet Mondrian, using squares and rectangles to create is abstract pieces. Catholic churches also use different coloured planes in their windows to create cool designs.
Mondrian Painting
Catholic church window artwork
Here are my original sketches for the project. The words I chose for point were ‘Dominance and ‘Disperse’. For line I chose ‘Symmetry’ and ‘Frequency’.
Point sketches
Line sketches