Chiaroscuro Unit - Art 1

Pencils for shading

#2 to start, build from light to dark using 2B and 4B pencils

Axis

A straight line which acts as a mid-line for a symmetrical form

Highlight

Areas of a form that directly receive the greatest amount of light, and should be white, or very light

Sighting

Artist's technique that involves using the pencil to observe and record angles and accurate proportions and perspectives

White

Color of highlight as well as rims of cylinders

Dramatic contrast

Created by a full ranges of values from light to dark

Cast shadow

Dark areas caused by the light being obscured by objects, has blurry edges and are eliptical

Value

Element of art which involves graduations of light and dark

Illusion of texture

Ex. drawing

Actual texture

Ex. paint you can feel

Implied texture

Ex. patterns, repetition

Chiaroscuro

Italian word meaning light/dark; the use of light and shade in paintings and drawings to render the illusion of three-dimensional form; technique representing dramatic lighting

Reflected light

Light that bounces back onto the object from its surroundings (shown in spheres)

Curved cross-contour

Lines that curved forms need some of

Searching lines

Loose lines using the whole arm to help "find" and draw circles, ellipses, or other curved forms

Outlines

None should be in shading, all forms are defined by value differences and crisply defined shaded edges (only outline you may leave are those that define the bottom edge of the forms)

Anti-smudge sheet

Paper used to keep the drawing clean

Pencil tip

Part of pencil used for shading (not the side) and keep it sharp

Overlapping

Placement and representation of forms in front and behind one another to help establish a sense of depth and space

Composition

Placement or arrangement of the visual elements of art and principles of design to create a unified whole

Tactile

Related to the sense of touch; surface quality perceptible through the visual representation of texture

Hatching

Shading technique involving the build up of small straight lines

Cross hatching

Shading technique involving the build up of small straight lines which criss-cross each other

Scumbling

Shading technique which involves the build up of multi-directional scribbling lines

Transitions

Should be gradual, smooth, and from light to dark

Scumbling direction

Use in all for smoother transitions

Kneadable eraser

Used for normal highlights

Pencil topper eraser

Used for sharp highlights

Never...

smear, smudge, blend