A form of carbon that leaves a shiny metallic grey color on a surface when moved across it and can be removed with an eraser.
What is graphite?
100
Smudging a soft, dry medium to describe values and form.
What is blending?
100
Used to draw the eye through a work of art
What is movement?
100
The artist's plan how a work of art is organized using the elements & principles of art.
What is composition?
100
A style of drawing that is used as a warm up exercise which is very expressive in nature and allows one the freedom to loose up and capture quick movement.
What is gesture drawing?
200
A form of dry art medium made of finely grounded organic materials that are held together by a gum or wax binder.
What is charcoal?
200
A gradual change from light to dark in a work of art.
What is gradation?
200
A two dimensional object.
What is a shape?
200
The process of communicating ideas.
What is expression?
200
A drawing method that results in capturing the outline and is the French word for outline.
What is contour?
300
A compressed or rolled paper used to blend graphite and charcoal.
What is a tortillion or torchon?
300
Lines drawn parallel to one another in an area of an artwork to suggest shading, texture, or form.
What are hatch lines?
300
The eye is naturally drawn to an area due to an area of specific focus.
What is emphasis?
300
An arrangement of objects selected and placed with intent to draw.
What is a still life?
300
A style of drawing that is unbroken from the beginning to the end, the tool remains in direct contact with the surface of the paper the entire length of the drawing.
What is continuous line?
400
An art material constructed of a narrow, pigmented core encased in a wooden cylindrical case.
What is a colored pencil?
400
A shading technique that uses tiny dots to suggest value, form, and/or texture.
What is stipple?
400
A path made by a moving point through space.
What is a line?
400
A successful still life has these three parts.
What are hierarchy, overlap, and proportion?
400
A way to draw that helps to focus your attention on the line direction and quality and less on the image while drawing.
What is Upside Down Drawing?
500
What is the most common range of graphite pencils from darkest to lightest?
What is 6B, 4B, 2B, HB, 2H, and 4H?
500
Lines drawn perpendicular to one another in an area of an artwork to suggest shading, texture, and/or form.
What is cross-hatch?
500
A range from light to dark
What is value?
500
A small drawing done to aide in the compositional arrangement of a work of art.
What is a thumbnail?
500
A two dimensional art work using dry mediums such as charcoal, graphite, or pastel.