In my line unit we talked about all kinds of lines. So in order to achieve lines that aren't possible using pencils or paintbrushes, my students created lines by blowing ink on a sheet of paper with a straw. They really enjoyed this activity to the point of some of them becoming light headed. I asked them to make sure lines crossed over lines. Why? This created shapes, our second element of art. They learned that there are two kinds of shapes: geometric and free form or organic. Most of the blown lines were free forms. In order to make the shapes more prominent I asked them to color all shapes with color pencils. The end result was beautiful.
Before this activity though each student created compositions using the five basic lines: horizontal, vertical, diagonal, curved and zigzag.
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