2.1 - Functions of Drawing

Why do artists draw?

ALL

Which, if any, of the following artworks are life drawings?

ALL BUT: super dark black one super light wing

In 1953 the artist - created a new work of art by - a drawing by -. The original drawing was made with -, and it took nearly - to transform it in this manner into a new -.

Robert Raushenberg erasing Willem de Kooning Charcoal, oil paint... one month conceptual artwork

To the nearest 100 years, when did each of these important innovations in the history of drawing occur?

Paper: 100CE Carbon Ink: 2500 BCE Graphite Pencil: 1600CE Charcoal: 30,000BCE

Which of these artworks was created using charcoal?

all except lady in the pan and lady sitting on rock

When creating a mural, the design is often transferred onto the wall by perforating a large preparatory drawing with small pinholes through which charcoal powder is then forced. What is this type of drawing known as?

cartoon

Which of the following define how different papers are classified?

surface texture, fiber content, weight

Artists carefully choose the grade of the pencil lead they use for particular works. Can you identify what type of pencil was used to create each of these marks?

B: two darkest HB: one middle gray H series: three lightest

Who invented paper in China almost 2,000 years ago?

Cai Lun

What ingredients are added to pigment to make the following drawing media?

Color Pencil: graphite, wax Standard Crayon: wax Pastel: wax, gum arabic Chalk: calcium carbonate, gum arabic

Who created each of these twentieth-century drawings?

Egon Schiele: outline of people Kathe Kollwitz: Shaded lady Umberto Boccioni: Super shaded one Ilka Gedo: Weird looking girl Alberto Giacometti: just lines up and sideways

The African American artist - used -drawing in his preparation process for murals such as -, the finished painting of which is now installed in -

John Biggers, pencil, Night of the Poor, Penn States School of Education

Identify which of these drawings are from the Renaissance by specifying the artist who created them.

Leonardo Da Vinci: man in circle Michelangelo: red painting with man running Raphael: pic with baby

According to the artist -: "He who pretends to be either - or - without being a master of - is an imposter."

William Blake painter engraver drawing

Although hand-made papers are mostly manufactured from cotton fiber, they are also made from which of the following materials?

abaca, flax, hemp

Historically, artists have most commonly drawn with silverpoint on what surface(s)?

colored paper wood primed with bone ash

What artistic medium can be defined as the depiction of shapes and forms on a surface, primarily by means of lines?

drawing

Which, if any, of the following are distinctive characteristics of charcoal drawing?

expressiver works better on rough paper good for representing texture and mass

In a pen-and-ink drawing, the only way to vary the width of the lines is to use a different width of nib.

false

What is the significance of this drawing by Leonardo da Vinci?

it shows a concept being considered in an entirely new way

What does this seventeenth-century Japanese print depict?

making paper

Hatching and pressure are two techniques that are used to create darker values in drawings. Which technique was used for which drawing?

red ish one with the mom and baby looking at camera

Which, if any, of the following techniques are the most common means of creating darker values when drawing?

shading, hatching, pressing

Which drawing medium will get darker over time because it tarnishes?

silverpoint

What does this fourteenth-century ink drawing by the Chinese artist Wu Zhen represent?

the balance of opposing forces a guide for learning the art of brushwork

During Leonardo da Vinci's time, dissection was forbidden by the Catholic Church, and yet he was allowed to create his revolutionary drawings of the interior anatomy of humans. What plausible theories explain this?

the church thought they might reveal how the soul resides in the body Because he practiced his drawings with great care

Which of these shapes uses hatching and cross-hatching to create a sense of form?

the hexagon thing with horizontal lines across it

This preparatory drawing was created in order to help plan the design of which painting?

the school of athens

What types of drawing are these?

the two weird ones that don't represent anything

Which, if any, of the following were used by Italian Renaissance artists to draw with?

tin, silver, copper, lead

What is the fundamental goal of gesture drawing?

to capture the energy of a moment

Why do artists create contour drawings?

to increase sensitivity to essential detail to gain intimate understanding of form to sharpen hand-eye coordination

Drawing is used, to some degree, in every artistic medium.

true

Erasers can be used to create works of art, not just to rub out mistakes.

true

What is the name for the ink drawing technique whereby an artist controls value and texture by diluting the ink with differing amounts of water?

wash

What drawing implement was used to create each of these ink drawings?

weird looking lady person running on the beach squiggly lines

What are the two main types of paper surface texture that have names derived from the different screen compositions in paper-making molds?

wove: the grid laid: horizontal lines