CATEGORY 1 — VALUE & SHADING
What is value?
How light or dark something is.
What is the FIRST step when drawing from observation?
Start with basic shapes.
Contour lines show the ______ of an object.
Answer: Edges / outlines.
What are the CMY painting primary colors?
Answer: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow.
Define positive space.
Answer: The main object.
Name the darkest part of an object.
Core shadow.
What shapes help build a cylinder?
Ellipses.
Are you allowed to shade in a contour drawing?
No
What do complementary colors create?
Answer: High contrast.
Define negative space.
Answer: The area around or between objects.
What do you call the shadow that forms on the table?
Cast shadow.
Name the three primary forms.
Sphere, cylinder, cube.
What must you do after outlining in Sharpie?
Answer: Erase pencil lines.
What is a tint?
Answer: Color + white.
What is a tessellation?
Answer: A repeating shape that fits with NO gaps or overlaps.
Which shading technique uses tiny dots?
Stippling.
Why do artists use basic shapes first?
Answer: Helps with proportion and accuracy.
What does “fill the page” mean?
Answer: Draw large enough so the object takes up the page.
What is a monochromatic color scheme?
Answer: One color + tints + shades.
Tunnel books are arranged in what order?
Answer: Foreground → Middle ground → Background.
List the 5 parts of value on a sphere.
Highlight, midtones, core shadow, reflected light, cast shadow.
What do we call the imaginary line through the center of a circle or cylinder?
Answer: Axis line.
Give one example of something you can add for detail in contour shoes.
Answer: Laces, stitching, patterns, logos, etc.
Name ALL three complementary pairs.
Answer: Red–Green, Blue–Orange, Yellow–Purple.
What is the purpose of the front frame in a tunnel book?
Answer: Defines the opening; introduces the scene.