Line
Object Drawing
Drawing Tools
Value Studies
Skeleton/Figure Drawing
100
These lines indicate edges. They describe the edges of shapes in the simplest way.
What is a contour line?
100
A tool showing the range of values of light to dark and white to black.
What is a value scale?
100
A clear frame with a piece of plastic on it with a Rule of 3rds Intersection that helps you map out your composition.
What is a viewfinder?
100
The most basic method of creating value in ink drawing. Parallel lines fill an area so that from a distance, you have the illusion of value. The closer the lines are, the darker it appears. The farther away the lines are, the lighter it appears.
What is cross-hatching?
100
How many human heads the typical human figure is.
What is 8?
200
These lines describe the edges of shapes in the simplest way, but are drawn without looking at what you are drawing on your paper.
What is a blind contour line?
200
When you are drawing something from real life, where your light comes.
What is a light source?
200
These pencils are lightest, thinnest and often used for detail.
What is H pencils?
200
How many human heads the typical fashion model sketch is.
What is 9?
300
These lines are created without picking up your pencil from your the paper.
What is a continuous line?
300
The darkest part of an object.
What is a shadow?
300
These pencils are darkest, thickest and often used for darks.
What is B pencils?
300
Creating lights and darks with dots.
What is stippling?
300
Where your eye line should be.
What is halfway between the top of your head and the bottom of your chin.
400
These lines are not drawn completely and your mind has to fill in the gaps.
What is an implied line?
400
A shadow an object puts on something else.
What is a cast shadow?
400
These pencils are closest to a "normal" #2 pencil.
What is a HB pencil?
400
What we started drawing first when drawing out the hand. We used a siting stick to look at the sides.
What is the palm?
400
Where the middle of the lips should be?
What is halfway between the bottom of the nose and the bottom of the chin.
500
These lines move around and across an object to suggest form.
What is a gestural line?
500
When drawing an object, there is the lightest part of the object and the area that is darkest. These are all of the values in between the two.
What is mid-tones?
500
What do you spray over charcoal to keep it fixed to your page.
What is a workable fixatif?
500
A random scribbled texture used to create value in drawing.
What is scumbling?
500
Where the bottom of your nose should be.
What is halfway between the middle of your eyes and the bottom of your chin.
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