Studio Midterm

Question 1

Contour Line

Answer 1

A line which defines a form or an edge

Question 2

Blind Contour Line

Answer 2

Contour line in which the artist does not look at the drawing but follows the outline of the object with their eyes and draws accordingly

Question 3

Continuous Contour Line

Answer 3

A line that only has one start point and one end point; writing utensil never leaves the paper

Question 4

Line

Answer 4

A dot that went for a walk

Question 5

Scale

Answer 5

Size in which something is created

Question 6

Observational Drawing

Answer 6

Drawing directly from an object in front of you (physical; not photo)

Question 7

Horizontal Lines

Answer 7

Lines that run flat across the paper side to side

Question 8

Vertical Lines

Answer 8

Lines that run up and down from top to bottom

Question 9

Vanishing Point

Answer 9

Point on the paper to which all orthogonal lines go

Question 10

Orthogonal Lines

Answer 10

Lines in perspective drawings that are always drawn to the vanishing point

Question 11

Parallel Lines

Answer 11

Lines that never cross

Question 12

Perpendicular Lines

Answer 12

Lines that cross at a 90 degree angle

Question 13

Horizon Line

Answer 13

Line that implies where the sky meets the ground

Question 14

Value

Answer 14

Black, white, and everything in between

Question 15

Shape

Answer 15

Outline of an area or a figure (2D)

Question 16

Form

Answer 16

Shape of a three dimensional object

Question 17

Proportion

Answer 17

The size of something in relation to something else

Question 18

Texture

Answer 18

The appearance or feel of a surface

Question 19

Symmetry

Answer 19

Same on both sides, can appear mirrored

Question 20

Asymmetry

Answer 20

Different on both sides

Question 21

Contrast

Answer 21

Difference between light and dark (high contrast = light lights and dark darks)

Question 22

Shadows

Answer 22

Absence of light

Question 23

Highlights

Answer 23

Abundance of light

Question 24

Hatching

Answer 24

Shading with lines in one direction

Question 25

Cross Hatching

Answer 25

Shading with lines that cross each other or go in 2 directions

Question 26

Scumbling

Answer 26

Shading by going in small circles with utensil

Question 27

Hue

Answer 27

Another word for color

Question 28

Primary Colors

Answer 28

Red, yellow, & blue

Question 29

Secondary Colors

Answer 29

Orange, green, & violet

Question 30

Tertiary Colors

Answer 30

Red-orange, yellow-orange, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green

Question 31

Chroma

Answer 31

Intensity of a color (high chroma = no tints or hues

Question 32

Tints

Answer 32

White + hue

Question 33

Shades

Answer 33

Hue + Black

Question 34

Complementary Colors

Answer 34

Directly across on color wheel

Question 35

Analogous Colors

Answer 35

Neighboring on color wheel

Question 36

Monochromatic

Answer 36

Any tints or shades of one single hue