Types of Lines Exploration (Part 5)

Practice line variety in this art lesson: types of lines exploration (part 5).

🎨 Studio Brief #9

Lines come in many varieties: straight, curved, zigzag, wavy, thick, thin, broken, and dotted.

🎯 Your mission

Draw it slow. Then draw it again, faster.

⚡ The twist

Draw with your wrong hand for the first 30 seconds.

What you'll learn · 1 of 2

Lines come in many varieties: straight, curved, zigzag, wavy, thick, thin, broken, and dotted.

What you'll learn · 2 of 2

Each type of line expresses a different feeling and creates different effects.

Get ready

Techniques you'll practise

line varietyexpressive linemark-making

Construction paperGlue stick

Step 1 of 3

Fold your paper into 8 sections.

Step 2 of 3

In each section, practice a different type of line: straight, curved, zigzag, wavy, spiral, dotted, thick, thin.

Step 3 of 3

Label each type of line.

Did you know?

🤯 Mind = Blown

🤯 Drawing the same thing twice usually makes the second one better — and the third one weirder.

🌟 Artist Spotlight

🎨 Leonardo da Vinci filled 13,000+ pages of sketchbooks — most just curious doodles.

You did it!

🎯

We'll pick an art project that matches exactly where your skills are right now.

✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you see this: Every comic, animation, and architecture started with a quick sketch.

🏆 Try this week: Draw the same object three times this week — once a day, slower each time.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “Show me your sketch. What's the part you'd do differently next time?”

Send it to a parent looking for a 15-minute screen-free creative win.