Form lines are the basic 'skeleton' structure of traditional Northwest Coast art. Primary form lines are the first design elements painted, defining the composition. Formlines usually start at a point ...

Understand how shadow, reflection and light introduce height, width and depth into an artwork and turn shape into form. Form is a three-dimensional element ... is an example of a real, organic ...

The exhibit, Form as Meaning, features the bold designs ... whose art incorporates the traditional design elements of circles, ovals and crescents. LessLIE explained that Point often described ...