In this drawing chapter we explore the art element Line. Line has several functions and can be quite expressive when used in what is termed a "sensual line," or quite mechanical in what is often referred to as an "impersonal line." In life, we do not see three-dimensional forms as lines, but rather as shapes and forms made up of values and color. By using line to draw, we are abstracting from reality by often simplifying what we see and reducing the forms to outlines, hatching, and sketching.