NYSTCE Visual Arts Exam 2025
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Charcoal - ✔✔An early drawing material made from slowly burned wood. It was used
for cave drawings, when burnt sticks were rubbed on cave walls.
Red Chalk - ✔✔This is made from iron oxide pigment and refined clay. It was popular
in the 16th and 17th centuries, and Leonardo da Vinci used it for many sketches.
Black Chalk - ✔✔This is carbonaceous shale, and it is softer than red chalk. It was used
in 15th-century Italy for underdrawings for ink or metalpoint artwork. Albrecht Dürer
and Anthony van Dyck used this for portraits.
White Chalk - ✔✔This is calcium carbonate or soapstone, and it is used for highlights
on drawings.
Conte Crayons - ✔✔These were developed in the early 1800s. They are made in red,
black, and white. They are harder than chalk and produce smoother lines.
Graphite - ✔✔This is a form of carbon, and it was first discovered in the 1500s. It was
later cut into strips and encased in wood for pencils.
Ink - ✔✔This is a liquid pigment that can be used with a pen or a brush. It was also
commonly used for writing.
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, Pens - ✔✔These were first made with bird feathers (quills) and reeds, and later they
were created with metal tips.
Pencils - ✔✔These are made from graphite encased in wood. They are available in a
range of hardnesses, from 10H to
10B. A 10H has the hardest lead, and it will stay the sharpest and leave the lightest
mark on the paper. A
10B 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.
Compressed Charcoal - ✔✔This is a hard charcoal stick made from lightweight carbon.
Vine Charcoal - ✔✔This is a thin, delicate stick of charcoal made from lightweight
carbon.
Tortillon - ✔✔This is a piece of paper wrapped up tightly, ending in a point, that can be
used to blend pencil and charcoal
drawings.
Maulstick/Mahlstick - ✔✔This is a stick with a padded head used to rest and support
your hand to keep it steady while drawing or painting.
Kneaded Rubber Eraser - ✔✔This is an eraser that can be manipulated and rolled into
smaller sizes to erase small areas, and it will not leave eraser crumbs behind.
Gum Eraser - ✔✔This eraser is yellowish and will crumble quickly. It is best for larger
areas.
Pink Eraser - ✔✔This eraser is firmer and more precise, but it will still leave crumbs on
the paper.
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Questions and Answers 100% pass
Charcoal - ✔✔An early drawing material made from slowly burned wood. It was used
for cave drawings, when burnt sticks were rubbed on cave walls.
Red Chalk - ✔✔This is made from iron oxide pigment and refined clay. It was popular
in the 16th and 17th centuries, and Leonardo da Vinci used it for many sketches.
Black Chalk - ✔✔This is carbonaceous shale, and it is softer than red chalk. It was used
in 15th-century Italy for underdrawings for ink or metalpoint artwork. Albrecht Dürer
and Anthony van Dyck used this for portraits.
White Chalk - ✔✔This is calcium carbonate or soapstone, and it is used for highlights
on drawings.
Conte Crayons - ✔✔These were developed in the early 1800s. They are made in red,
black, and white. They are harder than chalk and produce smoother lines.
Graphite - ✔✔This is a form of carbon, and it was first discovered in the 1500s. It was
later cut into strips and encased in wood for pencils.
Ink - ✔✔This is a liquid pigment that can be used with a pen or a brush. It was also
commonly used for writing.
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, Pens - ✔✔These were first made with bird feathers (quills) and reeds, and later they
were created with metal tips.
Pencils - ✔✔These are made from graphite encased in wood. They are available in a
range of hardnesses, from 10H to
10B. A 10H has the hardest lead, and it will stay the sharpest and leave the lightest
mark on the paper. A
10B 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.
Compressed Charcoal - ✔✔This is a hard charcoal stick made from lightweight carbon.
Vine Charcoal - ✔✔This is a thin, delicate stick of charcoal made from lightweight
carbon.
Tortillon - ✔✔This is a piece of paper wrapped up tightly, ending in a point, that can be
used to blend pencil and charcoal
drawings.
Maulstick/Mahlstick - ✔✔This is a stick with a padded head used to rest and support
your hand to keep it steady while drawing or painting.
Kneaded Rubber Eraser - ✔✔This is an eraser that can be manipulated and rolled into
smaller sizes to erase small areas, and it will not leave eraser crumbs behind.
Gum Eraser - ✔✔This eraser is yellowish and will crumble quickly. It is best for larger
areas.
Pink Eraser - ✔✔This eraser is firmer and more precise, but it will still leave crumbs on
the paper.
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