DRAW 100 Chapters Unit 1 & 2

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Shade

A color plus black.

Value scale

A diagram representing an incremental progression of values from black to white.

Value pattern

A distinct pattern of configuration that emerges from the repetition of lights and darks.

Value drawing

A drawing devoid of color.

Plane

A flat surface, planes can be the fundamental structural unit of a drawing.

Cartoon

A full sized drawing made as a guide for a final work. From the Italian cartoon, meaning an artists preliminary sketch.

emotional line

A line that we associate with certain types of feelings, expressions or moods.

two-point perspective

A perspective system based upon 2 vanishing points. Things are angular to the picture plane

one point perspective

A perspective system based upon one vanishing point. Things are parallel to the picture plane.

three point perspective

A perspective system based upon using 3 vanishing points

self portrait

A portrait an artist makes of himself or herself.

narrative portrait

A portrait that tells a story.

descriptive line

A representational line

portraiture

A specialized area of life drawing involving the creation of a pictorial likeness, usually concentrating on the face.

Drawing through

A technique in which objects are drawn as if they are transparent.

form

A three dimensional object or the illusion of a three dimensional object.

shape

A two dimensional area the boundaries of which are defined by lines or suggested by change in color or value.

Open composition

A type of composition in which parts of the subject extend beyond the picture plane.

Closed composition

A type of composition in which the entire subject exists within the picture.

Block in or map out

A type of contour line in which a drawing is made as the artist's eyes follow the form of the subject without looking at the paper.

blind contour line

A type of contour line in which the drawing is made as the artist's eyes follow the form of the subject without looking at the paper.

outer contour line

A type of contour line in which the exterior lines separate the interior and/or exterior forms.

cross contour line

A type of contour line that utilized parallel that move across the form in order to depict form and volume.

Optical mixing

A type of value application in which individual marks visually blend so that they are perceived as an area of value.

Continuous tone

A type of value application in which values are blended to create smooth and even transitions.

Additive

An artistic process in which the work is created by adding or layering materials.

Subtractive

An artistic process in which the work is created by removed or erasing material.

trompe l'oeil

An extreme kind of illusion meant to deceive the viewer that objects included are real.

Vine charcoal

Charcoal that is easy to dust, erase, perfect for life drawing, quick sketching or compositions that need constant reworking.

Willow charcoal

Charcoal that is used to cover large areas, very messy.

Design Drawings

Drawings made by designers to explore and develop ideas and products.

Ideation

Formation of ideas and concepts.

Chiaroscuro

From the Italian "light-dark" the modeling of forms using value to create the impression of volume

Atmospheric perspective

Sometimes called aerial perspective, a technique that stimulates the reduced visual clarity of things seen at a distance.

horizon line

In perspective the height of the viewers eye level when looking at an object or scene.

Gesture drawing

Often quickly made, these drawing intend to express a sense of movement, action or energy.

Thumbnail study

Small preliminary drawings with a primary focus on composition

Drawing at Work Charles Bargue

The French lithograph and painter was an excellent copyist.

Cast shadow

The absence of light created by an object interrupting the light source.

Local color

The actual color of the surface, s it would be if it were unaffected by light or shadow.

eye level

The height of the camera lens or the viewer's eye level when looking at an object or scene.

Ground plane

The horizontal "floor" surface of a drawing extending into an imaginary space.

Picture Plane

The imaginary plane corresponding to the surface of a picture, the extreme foreground of a drawing.

Planar analysis

The investigation of how an object can be divided into planes.

line of sight

The line from one's eyes to what one is looking at.

outline

The outermost line of an object or figure by which it is defined or bounded.

line weight

The quality or characteristic of line such as width or value.

Value

The relative lightness or darkness of an area or object.

Format

The size and shape of a work of art.

Stumato

The subtle gradation of tone used to blur areas of light to dark, creating a hazy or smoky appearance.

Envelope Method

The technique of establishing the outermost dimensions of a subject by using lines to encase it.

cross hatching

The use of lines drawn at different angles to overlap and convey value.

hatching

The use of single direction of parallel lines used to convey value

fixation/station point

What can be seen by a single eye while fixed on a single point.

cone of vision

What one can see with eyes fixated on a station point.

Compressed charcoal

charcoal that is more flatted, more narrow shape


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