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NYSTCE Visual Arts 167: Artistic Processes &
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Quiz: Origins of drawing
Ans: -first was created on cave walls as early as 10,000 B.C.
-by Egyptians starting in 3,000 B.C.
-originally used to express ideas and scenes in cave paintings
-In the Middle Ages, drawings were mainly completed on animal skins,
wood, wax, or slate
Quiz: Drawing in the Renaissance Era
Ans: -became more widely used due to availability of paper
-artists would learn to draw before painting or sculpting
-used to study and record nature and anatomy
-artists used pen and ink, as well as black and red charcoal
Quiz: Charcoal
Ans: an early drawing material made from slowly burned wood. Charcoal
was used for cave drawings, when burnt sticks were rubbed on cave walls
Quiz: Red chalk
Ans: -made from iron oxide pigment and refined clay
-popular in the 16th and 17th centuries, and Leonardo da Vinci used it for
many sketches
Quiz: Black chalk
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,Ans: -carbonaceous shale, and it is softer than red chalk
-used in 15th-century Italy for underdrawings for ink or metal point artwork
-Albrecht Dürer and Anthony van Dyck used black chalk for portraits
Quiz: White chalk
Ans: -calcium carbonate or soapstone
-used for highlights on drawings
Quiz: Conté crayons
Ans: -developed in the early 1800s
-made in red, black, and white
-harder than chalk and produce smoother lines
Quiz: Ink
Ans: -liquid pigment that can be used with a pen or a brush
-commonly used for writing
Quiz: Pens
Ans: -first made with bird feathers (quills) and reeds, and later they were
created with metal tips
Quiz: Pencils
Ans: -made from graphite encased in wood
-available in a range of hardnesses, from 10H to 10B
-10B pencil has the softest lead, and it will wear down quickly, leaving the
darkest mark on the paper
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,-in the middle are F and HB, which are a medium hardness and darkness
Quiz: Mahlstick
Ans: stick with a padded head used to rest and support your hand to keep it
steady while drawing or painting
Quiz: Kneaded rubber eraser
Ans: can be manipulated and rolled into smaller sizes to erase small areas,
and it will not leave eraser crumbs behind
Quiz: Gum eraser
Ans: -yellowish and will crumble quickly
-best for larger areas
Quiz: Pink eraser
Ans: -firmer and more precise, but it will still leave crumbs on the paper
Quiz: Parchment
Ans: -commonly used drawing surface used in the Middle Ages
-animal skin
Quiz: Paper
Ans: -first created in A.D. 105 in China
-wasn't widely used as a drawing material until it was produced more quickly
and more inexpensively in the 1800s
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, -comes in hot-pressed and cold-pressed surfaces
-Hot-pressed paper will be smooth, whereas cold-pressed paper will have a
texture
-A smooth surface will allow for greater detail and better control of pencil
marks, whereas a rough surface is better suited for looser drawing and
sketching or for a drawing with a rough texture
Quiz: Archival (paper)
Ans: acid-free, doesn't yellow or deteriorate over time. should be used for
finished drawings, whereas any paper can be used for preliminary sketches
Quiz: Hatching
Ans: -technique that uses closely placed parallel lines to create shading
and tones
Quiz: Crosshatching
Ans: -when hatching is used perpendicular to itself, creating heavier shades
and tones
Quiz: Critique
Ans: 1. Describe visual facts
2. Analyze (Recognize the elements of art and how they are arranged (the
principles of design).
3. Interpret (What is the artist is trying to say? What is the mood of the
artwork? What does the subject matter tell you?)
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