Line

LINE

Actual line- Lines that are physically within the image.  

Swanland, Raymond. STORM DRAGON. 2008. private collection. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. <http://www.raymondswanland.com/Pages/Illustration%20Gallery/Illustration32.html>

By looking at this picture you can already tell that your eyes are automatically drawn the the tip on the tail. Your eyes then follow from the tip of the tail, all the way down the back, the to the head where the main action is. Your eyes also follow the spear back to the dragon.

Psychic Line- There is no real line, instead you create a mental connection between point A and point B. Some examples would be a character looking off into the distance or a person pointing at something/someone else. Your eyes force you to follow the invisible line to that character. 

 . Blizzard. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. 

     <http://us.battle.net/wow/en/media/screenshots/screenshot-of-the-day/mists-of-pandaria?keywords=&view#/mists-of-pandaria-ss0063>              

This image shows a great example of psychic line. Instantly your eye draws to the character standing on the hill the your eyes follow to where he is facing. You try to look for what he could possibly be looking at. Maybe the waterfall or the boat beside him?

Cross Contour-Lines that follow a specific form.

                           Willhoite, Shelbie A. Shooting for Stars. 2011. DeviantArt. Web. 11 Oct. 2012.

                                                                   <http://metal-beak.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3rerwj>    

In this image the clouds follow an organic form. You can tell as they circle around the main subject in the center.