OPPOSITES ATTRACT
LET'S DRAW
ELEMENTS
A SPLASH OF COLOUR
THIS AND THAT
100

This colour is directly across from orange on the colour wheel.

What is BLUE?

100

The most common grade of pencil. 

What is 2HB?

100

Deep, shallow and surface are examples of this element.

What is SPACE?

100

The purity or strength of a colour.

What is COLOUR INTENSITY?

100

Another name for the material used to create a piece of art.

What is the MEDIUM/ MEDIA?

200

The opposite of positive space

What is NEGATIVE SPACE?

200

Shading done showing a change from light to dark values.

What is GRADATION?

200

An element that can be 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional.

What is LINE?

200

Three or more colours found beside each other on the colour wheel.

What are ANALOGOUS COLOURS?

200

This part of a 2-D work appears to be between the foreground and the background. 

What is the MIDGROUND?

300

The opposite of a shade.

What is a TINT/ HIGHLIGHT?

300

When shading, hold the pencil almost parallel to this.

What is the PAPER/table surface?

300

If shapes are not organic, they are considered this.

What is GEOMETRIC?

300

These kinds of colours appear to advance.

What are WARM or BRIGHT colours?

300

Another name for simulated texture.

What is IMPLIED TEXTURE?

400

The opposite of deep space. 

What is SHALLOW SPACE?

400

This kind of paper is used to transfer a drawing to another surface.

What is TRACING PAPER?

400

Textures that can be felt.

What are REAL or ACTUAL?

400

Created by mixing unequal amounts of primary colours.

What are TERTIARY COLOURS?
400

Brown is created by blending these two kinds of colours.

What are COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS?

500

In a picture or piece of art, this is the opposite of FOREGROUND.

What is BACKGROUND?

500

These kinds of lines have soft, smooth curves.

What are GENTLE LINES?

500

Two lines appear to meet in the distance at this spot.

What is the VANISHING POINT?

500

To create a shade of a colour, add black or this to it.

What is the COMPLEMENTARY COLOUR?

500

An ant's eye view is created using this kind of perspective.

What is 3 POINT PERSPECTIVE?

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