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The way the elements are arranged or placed in a picture |
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Name the "tools" that artists use to help them draw (HINT: think about your in-class activities) |
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viewfinder, pencil for sighting in and marking angles, negative space, drawing upside-down |
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An imaginary line created by the placement of elements that leads the viewer through the artwork to the focal point |
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The place where you want the viewer to focus their attention |
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a way to create the illusion of depth in two-dimensional works |
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The lines converge into the background to a single point (like railroad tracks) |
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The lines converge towards two points, one on each side, to create a three-dimensional shape (like a cube) |
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using placement on the page, color, texture, detail and overlapping to create a sense of depth |
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used for placement of the focal point, this rule is based on placing the focal point where the intersections are when dividing the page into thirds both directions |
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a quick sketch to show movement--usually looks like scribbles |
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a drawing using only lines (no shading) that is drawn very carefully and exact--often used to start a painting or finished drawing |
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Who were the first artists? |
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How many years ago did man first begin to draw? |
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Some 32,000-35,000 years ago |
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The ancient Egyptians added writing to their drawings in the form of _____. |
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Hieroglyphs (hieroglyphics) |
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When did man first start to record ideas and explore composition using sketches? |
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During the 14th century (the Renaissance) |
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When did artists start sketching on paper instead of just on the walls they were painting? |
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During the 14th century (the Renaissance) |
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When did artists start using legal contracts for commissioned work? |
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During the 14th century (the Renaissance) |
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an artwork ordered by someone else, created according to their wishes and their standards |
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Were sketches included with the contracts from the 14th century (the Renaissance)? |
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Were drawings originally considered works of art? |
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When did people start valuing sketches created by famous artists? |
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During the 14th century (the Renaissance) |
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Why did people value the sketches created by famous artists? |
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They served as clues to who the artist was as a human |
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What are the two kinds of drawings? |
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sketches to work out problems and finished drawings as artworks |
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How are drawings different from other artworks? |
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Usually smaller and more intimate--made from materials almost everyone has (pencil and paper)--don't cost much to make |
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Are drawings valued as much as paintings in today's art world? |
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Lead pencils are made from ______. |
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Media that goes on dry is called ____ ___. |
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Media that goes on wet is called _____ ___. |
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True or False--Some media can be used both as wet or dry media. |
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TRUE (water soluble oil pastels and watercolor pencils are two examples) |
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True or False--When drawing with ink, it does not matter which way you move the pen. |
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False--never push the pen away from you or the pen tip may splatter. |
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True or False--Tortillons and stumps are used to help blend media. |
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TRUE--they are the rolled-up paper tools artists use |
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The drawing technique where we scratch away color or make indentions in the surface that later show up as white lines when we color over them. |
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What type of paper do we use for chalk or charcoal--rough or smooth? |
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Which paper is best for ink drawings--rough or smooth? |
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What do we call it when we layer white or a light color of colored pencil on top of other colors to blend them? |
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Name two types of line that can make your drawings more interesting |
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thick-and-thin line and lost-and-found line |
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