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NYSTCE Visual Arts 167: Artistic Processes &
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Q: 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
Q: 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
Q: 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
Q: 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
,Q: Black chalk
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
Q: White chalk
Ans: -calcium carbonate or soapstone
-used for highlights on drawings
Q: Conté crayons
Ans: -developed in the early 1800s
-made in red, black, and white
-harder than chalk and produce smoother lines
Q: Ink
Ans: -liquid pigment that can be used with a pen or a brush
-commonly used for writing
Q: Pens
Ans: -first made with bird feathers (quills) and reeds, and later they were
created with metal tips
Q: Pencils
Ans: -made from graphite encased in wood
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,-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
-in the middle are F and HB, which are a medium hardness and darkness
Q: Mahlstick
Ans: stick with a padded head used to rest and support your hand to keep it
steady while drawing or painting
Q: Kneaded rubber eraser
Ans: can be manipulated and rolled into smaller sizes to erase small areas,
and it will not leave eraser crumbs behind
Q: Gum eraser
Ans: -yellowish and will crumble quickly
-best for larger areas
Q: Pink eraser
Ans: -firmer and more precise, but it will still leave crumbs on the paper
Q: Parchment
Ans: -commonly used drawing surface used in the Middle Ages
-animal skin
Q: Paper
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, 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
-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
Q: 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
Q: Hatching
Ans: -technique that uses closely placed parallel lines to create shading
and tones
Q: Crosshatching
Ans: -when hatching is used perpendicular to itself, creating heavier shades
and tones
Q: Critique
Ans: 1. Describe visual facts
2. Analyze (Recognize the elements of art and how they are arranged (the
principles of design).
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