Elements of Art
Surface quality that can be seen or felt
What is texture?
The area taken up by the actual object in an artwork
What is positive space?
This type of pencil is the standard pencil, also known as #2
What is HB?
Drawing using lines that go in the same direction
What is hatching?
Shapes that are man made and architectural
What are geometric shapes
A closed line
What is a shape?
Shapes that are man-made and architectural
What are geometric shapes?
This type of pencil smudges very easily
What is a B Pencil?
This type of shading should have no visible stroke marks
What is smooth shading?
Shapes that use more curved and free-form lines
What are organic shapes?
The lightness or darkness of a color or tone
What is value?
The distribution of visual weight of objects, colors, textures, or patterns
What is balance?
This type of pencil has a very hard lead
What is an H pencil?
Drawing using lines that cross each other
What is crosshatching?
A closed line
What is a shape?
The repeating of a symbol or shape all over an artwork
What is a pattern?
The empty space surrounding an object in an artwork
What is negative space?
This is the first pencil that you should start shading with
What is a 2H pencil?
A full value range would consist of how many different values?
What is 8 to 10 values?
A pentagon would be an example of this type of shape
What is a geometric shape?
What are the elements of art?
Variety, contrast, proportion, rhythm, pattern, movement, Unity, balance, emphasis
What are the principles of design?
This is the very last pencil you should use when layering
What is a 4B pencil
This type of shading is created by making small circles that overlaps each other
What is scribbling?
The shape of a bacteria would be an example of what kind of shape?
What is organic shape?