Tools
What is the best eraser to use for drawing?
A kneadable eraser.
What are the primary colours?
Blue, Yellow and Red.
What 3 skills are most important for drawing?
Pressure control, blending/smoothness and sketching with your light source recognizable.
How many types of perspective are there?
3 types of perspective.
What is the difference between a tint and a shade?
A tint is created by adding white to a colour, a shade is created by adding black to a colour.
What does H and B mean when classifying graphite pencils?
H determines hardness of the pencil and B determines the blackness of the pencil as well as softness.
How do you make tertiary colours?
You mix a secondary colour with a primary colour.
What colour pencil technique do we use?
We layer our colours on, starting lightly and building the colour to a greater intensity.
What is a vanishing point?
The point along the horizon line where the orthogonal lines meet and everything appears to vanish into the horizon.
Who was Annie Pootoogook?
What is the best pencil for your preliminary sketch?
It would be an H pencil. It could be a 4H or a 6H but it doesn't have to be. Why? Because you would have a light drawing that would be easy to erase.
How many secondary colours are there?
There are 3 types of secondary colours.
What should you use when drawing in perspective?
A ruler should be used when drawing accurately in perspective.
What angle should both your eyes and your drawing surface be at?
90 degrees.
Who created the traditional colour wheel?
Sir Issac Newton created the traditional colour wheel.
What tool is used to blend drawing?
A blending stump.
What are complimentary colours?
Colours opposite each other on the colour wheel.
What are the techniques for drawing?
Techniques:
1. Line
2. Hatching
3. Cross-hatching
4. Random lines (pressure)
5. Stippling (dots)
6. Circling
7. Blending (also with circling and adding blending)
8. Rendering
What is a horizon line?
The horizon is the line for which the sky meets the land or water below.
What are the building blocks of ART?
The Elements of Art - line, shape, form, value, colour, texture, and space.
What makes sketchbook paper different from standard printer paper?
Sketchbook paper is thicker and it has a tooth to it. You can feel a texture.
What are analogous colours?
Colours adjacent to each other on the colour wheel.
Does it matter if you lean your hand on your drawing/colouring? If so, why?
Yes, because the oils on your hand will mix with the drawing and smudge or distort it.
What are orthogonal lines?
Lines that go to the vanishing point.
What are the elements of DESIGN?
Elements of Design are - Pattern, contrast, balance, emphasis, movement, unity, rhythm.