Horizontal lines are sleepy and calm.

Vertical lines are strong and stand still,

but diagonal lines seem to slide and move,

bringing our eye from one side of the page to the other

and

then "whoosh!" off the page!

We start off this exercise by using the ruler to create a series of diagonal lines and color them in with markers.

Then, we cut the piece up and fan the strips out and create another type of line...a swirly, curving line that also shows movement!

This is also a nice op-art activity.

You can use complementary colors for your diagonal lines or a full rainbow of color.

Experiment and enjoy the process!

• One sheet of white construction paper, 9"x12"
• One sheet of black or dark construction paper, 12"x18"
• Ruler
• Pencil and rubber
  
• Markers, assorted colors
• Glue sticks

 

 3. Flip the page over and divide the page into twenty-four 1/2" wide strips. Use your ruler for this and try to be as precise as possible. BEFORE you cut the strips apart, number them on the back from 1-24 at one end

 4. Cut out the strip marked #12. Put glue on the back and glue it on your black construction paper background in the middle, like this:

8. Repeat with strips 14-24 until you get through all the strips, forming a nice curve in the opposite direction with the strips. Use the picture as a guide.

It is OK if the ends of the strips continue off the edge of the page. You can leave them that way or trim them to the edge of the black construction paper.

NOW HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS WHERE YOU CAN SEE US WORKING AND SOME FINAL RESULTS