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Concept / Clean line

Clean line

An appearance of smooth, clear, and controlled outlines or drawn lines

An appearance of smooth and clearly controlled drawn lines.

Visual Treatments & Formal Design
Clean line · Medium-sized dog

Medium-sized dog

Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.

A phrase to start with

Directs linework toward a controlled, legible appearance.

Appearance and effects

Clear linework with few breaks or excess marks is visible.

Visual traits

  • smooth lines
  • controlled endings
  • clear forms

Expected changes

  • Lines are more likely to become smooth and clear

Five examples

1 — Medium-sized dog
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2 — Cat
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3 — Teenage boy
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4 — Unoccupied interior
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5 — Valley with a river and mountain ranges
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Meaning and scope

Definition

Clean line is a visual effect in which outlines and internal lines appear smooth, controlled, and free of excess marks. It does not determine a particular drawing material, production procedure, or subject attributes.

In more detail

It keeps line weight and endings comparatively consistent to make forms easy to read. It is distinct from contour line itself, vector format, and a particular comics style.

Includes

  • An appearance of controlled and clear linework

Excludes

  • A particular production method or medium
  • Specification of contour lines alone

What this does not imply

  • A particular medium
  • making operation
  • comics style
  • or subject attributes

Variability

Line weight and density can be adjusted separately.

Usage and adjustments

Usage

  • Specify only line appearance

Distinguish similar expressions

  • Specify drawing material separately

Typical uses

  • Make linework appear controlled

Possible failure modes

  • Lines disappear
  • It becomes fixed as vector imagery

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