Do I look drawn
the long and short of it
the way I see it
Deep Thoughts in the dark
Plain plane?
100
A drawing based on what you see
What is a perceptual drawing.
100
A regular oval shape, or a circle when see in perspective
What is an ellipse.
100
a type of drawing that uses horizon lines and vanishing points to create a sense of space
What is linear perspective
100
a viewpoint based primarily on the personal emotional response of the viewer.
What is an subjective opinion.
100
the organization and arrangement of visual information in your drawing
What is composition
200
A drawing based on what you know, or based on ideas from your imagination
What is a conceptual drawing
200
a form when seen in in perspective appears to be shorter than normal
What is foreshortening
200
When something is depicted as being farther away in a drawing it's values have lower contrast and it may even appear blurry.
What is atmospheric perspective
200
Viewpoint concerned with primarily factual information.
What is objective opinion.
200
A quick sketch that you do in order to determine an interesting layout for your drawing
What is a compositional sketch.
300
The area in a drawing occupied by the subject of the drawing.
What is positive space
300
a two dimensional area bounded by line or value or both
What is shape
300
The height of ones eye when looking at an object. In perspective drawing this is the horizon line.
What is eye level.
300
The lightness or darkness of something
What is value
300
a variety of width, value, and activity in line that can be used for descriptive and expressive purposes.
What is line quality
400
The area in a drawing that is not occupied by the main subject. It may be entirely empty.
What is negative space.
400
An optical illusion that objects appear smaller as they recede in space
What is diminution.
400
the transition from light to dark to create the illusion of space.
What is Chiaroscuro
400
A line describing the outside edge of a form
What is outline
500
The way things are arranged on your drawing and how they might line up on x an y axis.
What is horizontal and vertical alignment.
500
a line that may follow the edge of a shape or may move inside the shape to describe form
What is contour
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