Terms

Question 1

Aerial Perspective

Answer 1

the disappearance of objects into the distance; they become smaller and less distinct. Values have less contrast far away,

Question 2

Cast shadow

Answer 2

a dark edged shadow caused when an object blocks a light source, it softens and lightens as it extends away from the object.

Question 3

Charcoal

Answer 3

vine charcoal is usually a birch or willow branches burned to carbon. Less permanent

Question 4

Charcoal pencil

Answer 4

compressed charcoal encased in wood. More permanent

Question 5

Chiaroscuro

Answer 5

subtle gradations from light to dark that usually imply form. We are practicing chiaroscuro in this class

Question 6

Composition

Answer 6

orderly arrangement of individual parts into a coherent whole

Question 7

Contour

Answer 7

edges found around and within an object, shown by a change of value, edges, color, ect.

Question 8

contrast

Answer 8

the relative difference between examples of any one element ( size, value, texture, color, ect)

Question 9

Ellipse

Answer 9

a circle in perspective

Question 10

Emphasis

Answer 10

focus on one part of a form or composition through contrast or directional lines

Question 11

eye level/horizon line

Answer 11

the level of the viewer’s eye in relation to the object. The horizon line is at eye level

Question 12

five value scale

Answer 12

set of 5 values in a drawing that represents highlight, light, mid-tone, core/form shadow, and reflected light

Question 13

form

Answer 13

an area, which is three-dimensional or has implied dimension

Question 14

Graphite

Answer 14

a form of crystallized carbon, which is used of different elements

Question 15

Harmony

Answer 15

the relationship between unity and variety: a unity of different elements

Question 16

Highlight

Answer 16

where light source hits an object: the lightest area of an object

Question 17

LIne

Answer 17

the path of a moving point

Question 18

Linear Perspective

Answer 18

the appearance of depths or space through the use of converging lines

Question 19

Lost and Found edges

Answer 19

edges may disappear when values are similar and reappear when values at edges are contrasted

Question 20

Mass

Answer 20

three-dimensional bulk of an object

Question 21

Modeling

Answer 21

creating an impression of 3 dimensional volumes through gradations of value or color in shading

Question 22

Negative space

Answer 22

space around or enclosed by the positive shape/form

Question 23

outline

Answer 23

the line describing the outside edge of an object; tends to be 2 dimensional

Question 24

overlap

Answer 24

one shape covering part of another creating an illusion of distance or space

Question 25

plane

Answer 25

a continuous flat surface

Question 26

Proportion

Answer 26

size relationships between parts of a whole; part to part or whole-whole

Question 27

Recede

Answer 27

to extend from near to far. A line or plane that starts near may extend far away

Question 28

Reflected light

Answer 28

light bouncing back onto a shadowed object creating a light in the shadow area. Never lighter than the light

Question 29

Refraction

Answer 29

the bending of light rays as they pass through transparent objects

Question 30

Restatment

Answer 30

a line or lines used to correct a portion of the drawing without erasing the original incorrect line

Question 31

shape

Answer 31

a 2-dimensional

Question 32

Tangent

Answer 32

shapes that touch each other rather than overlapping, causing confusion of space. Commonly used for abstraction. Has a flattering effect

Question 33

Texture

Answer 33

tactile quality of the surface such as rough, smooth slippery, ect

Question 34

Unity

Answer 34

various parts of a composition working together as a whole

Question 35

Value

Answer 35

the lightness or darkness of an object or area

Question 36

Vanishing points

Answer 36

points at which receding lines converge in linear perspective on the horizon line

Question 37

variety

Answer 37

the difference or contrast of elements

Question 38

visual texture

Answer 38

the illusion of texture in a drawing or painting. AKA implied texture