post #4648273 post #4031986 post #4640765 post #4652361

Line art describes images composed of distinct straight and curved lines placed against a (usually plain) background to represent two-dimensional or three-dimensional objects. Line art can be of any colour and be drawn on any colour background, however, black/grey lines on a white background are overwhelmingly common. In some cases an uncoloured, lined character may be placed against a coloured or textured background, or be filled in with a single flat colour to distinguish them from the background.

Line art is traditionally the result of a cleaned up sketch, and done before flat colors are applied to a drawing.

Tagging Notes

• Posts tagged as "line art" should not have any shading or colour, with the exceptions of flat filled areas that match the colour of the lines (e.g. a character's pupils being shaded in) or hatched/crosshatched lines.
• Line art posts should have relatively clean lines, if drawing is rough and loose, and possibly features guidelines the post should instead be tagged as sketch
• However, some images may be partially sketched, and partially lined, or have the sketch show through under the cleaned up line art, in these cases, the post should be tagged sketch and line art

Related tags:

• black_and_white - line art is most often black and white
• hatching_(art) - a technique used to create tone (shadow) using repeated parallel lines, line art may feature hatching or crosshatching
• monochrome - most lineart is rendered with a single colour on a white or grey background

See also

• tag group:art

• colored_line_art - Line art that is not black and white.
• lineless - Art created using unlined, flat or gradated areas of colour.
• sketch - Usually rougher than line art.