2.1 Drawing

Question 1

Shape:

Answer 1

the two-dimensional
area the boundaries of which are
defined by lines or suggested by
changes in color or value

Question 2

Form:

Answer 2

an object that can be
defined in three dimensions
(height, width, and depth)

Question 3

Line:

Answer 3

a mark, or implied mark,

between two endpoints

Question 4

Sketch:

Answer 4

a rough preliminary
version of a work or part of a
work

Question 5

Fresco:

Answer 5

a technique where the
artist paints onto freshly applied
plaster. From the Italian fresco,
fresh

Question 6

Medium (plural media):

Answer 6

the material on or from which an
artist chooses to make a work of
art, for example canvas and oil
paint, marble, engraving, video,
or architecture

Question 7

Texture:

Answer 7

the surface quality of
a work, for example fine/coarse,
detailed/lacking in detail

Question 8

Emphasis:

Answer 8

the principle of
drawing attention to particular
content in a work

Question 9

Value:

Answer 9

the lightness or darkness

of a plane or area

Question 10

Background:

Answer 10

the part of a
work depicted as behind the
main figures

Question 11

Pigment:

Answer 11

the colorant in art
materials. Often made from
finely ground minerals

Question 12

Color:

Answer 12

the optical effect caused
when reflected white light of
the spectrum is divided into
a separate wavelength

Question 13

Style:

Answer 13

a characteristic way in
which an artist or group of
artists uses visual language to
give a work an identifiable form
of visual expression

Question 14

Renaissance:

Answer 14

a period of
cultural and artistic change in
Europe from the fourteenth to
the seventeenth century

Question 15

Ground:

Answer 15

the surface or
background onto which an
artist paints or draws

Question 16

Hatching:

Answer 16

the use of non-
overlapping parallel lines to
convey darkness or lightness

Question 17

Expressive:

Answer 17

capable of stirring

the emotions of the viewer

Question 18

Subject:

Answer 18

the person, object, or

space depicted in a work of art

Question 19

Contrast:

Answer 19

a drastic difference
between such elements as color
or value (lightness/darkness)

Question 20

Highlight:

Answer 20

an area of lightest

value in a work

Question 21

Binder:

Answer 21

a substance that makes

pigments adhere to a surface

Question 22

Cross-hatching:

Answer 22

the use of
overlapping parallel lines to
convey darkness or lightness

Question 23

Foreground:

Answer 23

the part of a work

depicted as nearest to the viewer

Question 24

Composition:

Answer 24

the overall design

or organization of a work

Question 25

Focal point:

Answer 25

the center of
interest or activity in a work of
art, often drawing the viewer’s
attention to the most important
element

Question 26

Conceptual art:

Answer 26

a work in
which the ideas are often as
important as how it is made

Question 27

Cast:

Answer 27

a sculpture or artwork
made by pouring a liquid (for
example molten metal or
plaster) into a mold

Question 28

Contour:

Answer 28

the outline that

defines a form

Question 29

Rhythm:

Answer 29

the regular or ordered
repetition of elements in
the work

Question 30

Three-dimensional:

Answer 30

having

height, width, and depth

Question 31

Outline:

Answer 31

the outermost line of
an object or figure by which it is
defined or bounded