JSS 1 Cultural and Creative Arts Flashcards: Drawing Techniques and Types of Drawing

Question 1

What is drawing?

Accepted Answer

Representing ideas or observed forms mainly with lines, marks and tones.

Question 2

What is line drawing?

Accepted Answer

A drawing that defines forms mainly with outlines and other lines.

Question 3

What does shading show in a drawing?

Accepted Answer

Variations of light and dark that suggest form and depth.

Question 4

What is texture in drawing?

Accepted Answer

The visual or tactile quality of a surface.

Question 5

Which shading technique uses closely spaced parallel lines?

Accepted Answer

hatching

Question 6

Which shading technique crosses one set of lines with another?

Accepted Answer

cross-hatching

Question 7

Which shading technique builds tone with dots?

Accepted Answer

stippling

Question 8

What is perspective drawing used to show?

Accepted Answer

Depth and distance on a flat surface.

Question 9

In simple perspective, parallel lines that recede from the viewer appear to meet at the ____.

Accepted Answer

vanishing point

Question 10

What is a still-life drawing?

Accepted Answer

A drawing of arranged non-living objects.

Question 11

What is a landscape drawing?

Accepted Answer

A drawing of an outdoor scene or environment.

Question 12

What is a portrait?

Accepted Answer

An artwork representing a person, especially the face or figure.

Question 13

Why is a mirror useful when drawing a self-portrait?

Accepted Answer

It lets the artist observe their own features and proportions.

Question 14

What should an artist do first when beginning a still life?

Accepted Answer

Observe the arrangement and lightly plan the main shapes and proportions.

Question 15

Why are initial construction lines drawn lightly?

Accepted Answer

They can be adjusted or erased without leaving heavy marks.

Question 16

In a shaded sphere, where is the cast shadow found?

Accepted Answer

On the surface beside the sphere, opposite the main light direction.

Question 17

How can an artist make a shaded area darker with hatching?

Accepted Answer

Add more lines or place the lines closer together.

Question 18

Which medium is especially easy to blend for soft tonal shading: graphite pencil, scissors, ruler or compass?

Accepted Answer

graphite pencil

Question 19

Which is NOT a type of observational drawing: still life, landscape, portrait or tie-dye?

Accepted Answer

tie-dye

Question 20

Why should an artist compare object sizes while drawing a group?

Accepted Answer

To maintain correct proportion among the objects.

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