Drawing One Terms

Question 1

abstraction

Answer 1

simplification and/or rearrangement of the appearance of natural objects, or nonrepresentational work arranged by the artist (organization or expression).

Question 2

acid free

Answer 2

a pH around 7 or neutral (e.g.-papers, paints)

Question 3

balance

Answer 3

sense of equilibrium of elements of design

Question 4

chiaroscuro

Answer 4

“light” and “dark”, the use of a range of values

Question 5

chroma

Answer 5

intensity or purity of a color, and its degree of saturation

Question 6

composition

Answer 6

total content of the work of art

Question 7

conceptual

Answer 7

mental concepts, idea

Question 8

core shadow

Answer 8

band between the halftone and the area of reflected light (see visual) on
a rounded form (also called crest shadow)

Question 9

design

Answer 9

the layout or arrangement of the parts of a work of art

Question 10

diffraction

Answer 10

the slight bending of light as it passes the edge of an object

Question 11

drawing bridge

Answer 11

device that spans the drawing allowing artist to have his/her hand close to the drawing without touching it

Question 12

ellipse

Answer 12

circle seen in perspective

Question 13

figurative

Answer 13

involving the human figure

Question 14

foreground

Answer 14

the part of a drawing/painting that appears closest to the viewer

Question 15

halftone

Answer 15

any shade between the darkest and lightest part of an image

Question 16

medium

Answer 16

1) basic kind of art (painting, sculpture, etc.)

2) basic materials used (oil paint, graphite, etc.)

Question 17

modeling

Answer 17

giving an object drawn/painted on 2-D surface the appearance of depth (3-D) (also called shading)

Question 18

non-objective

Answer 18

entirely imaginative, not derived from anything visually perceived

Question 19

objective

Answer 19

physical actuality or optical perception

Question 20

organic

Answer 20

rounded, flowing, irregular, unpredictable, free-form

Question 21

scale

Answer 21

size and weight relationships between forms

Question 22

stippling

Answer 22

drawing/painting with small dots of graphite, etc.

Question 23

subjective

Answer 23

personal viewpoint, bias, or emotion

Question 24

theme

Answer 24

group of works related in content, idea, subject matter, etc.

Question 25

thumbnail sketch

Answer 25

a small, rough design for a picture

Question 26

value

Answer 26

the relative lightness or darkness of a tone/shade (low value=dark; high value=light)

Question 27

vanishing point

Answer 27

a point at which receding lines meet in linear perspective

Question 28

volume

Answer 28

measurable area of defined or occupied space