Swan Line Art

The swans (Cygnus) are a genus of ducks (Anatidae). Within this family they are classified as geese (Anserinae). Swans are the largest of all duck birds. Because of the pure white plumage of the European species (formerly Latin Cygnus albus "White Swan") and impressive size, they have entered into numerous myths and fairy tales.

The genus Cygnus comprises six or seven species, depending on the taxonomic view (the status of the Lesser White Swan Cygnus bewickii, which many ornithologists regard as a subspecies of the Whistling Swan, is disputed), four of which have a high northern range: They breed in the Arctic tundra and migrate to the temperate zone in winter. The Mute Swan is now distributed worldwide in temperate zones, but had its origin in the Palearctic.

Two species originate from the southern hemisphere: the Mourning Swan from Australia and the Black-necked Swan from South America. Another species, the New Zealand swan, was wiped out as early as the 16th or 17th century. The Koskoroba swan, also called a swan but belonging to a different genus, also lives in South America. The swans' habitat is swamps, shallow lakes and slow-flowing rivers. The bottom must always be accessible by digging, so waters that are too deep are unsuitable for swans.

Lineart, line art or line art (English for "line graphics", "drawing" or literally: "line art") is the term used in cartoon, comic and manga art for a finished inked drawing that is not (or not yet) colored. Linearts are a special form of graphic art, illustration or drawing that consists solely of lines and does not contain any color-filled ("colored") areas. In comic art, the term lineart is most often used to distinguish the uncolored but otherwise finished inked drawing in the artistic process from the pencil preliminary drawing that precedes it and from the colored drawing that follows.

Although the term lineart is rarely used in other art genres, most monochrome tattoos, as well as the pre-printed drawings in children's coloring books, are also other examples of lineart. In chat and microblogging, lineart stands for ASCII art that spans only one line.