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NYSTCE Visual Arts (079) Questions and Correct
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-Mostly used as preparation for paintings
-done on animal skin, wood, wax, or slate
-some artists used drawings as a record instead of working from a live model
-some artists would complete finished drawings as illuminations for manuscripts
Ans: drawing in the Middle Ages
-Used on cave walls as early as 10,000 BCE
-cave paintings used to express ideas and scenes
-Used by Egyptians 3,000 BCE on
Ans: drawing during Pre-history
-Drawing became more widely used, due to the increase in the availability of
paper
-Students were taught how to draw before painting or sculpting
-used to study nature, record anatomy (Da Vinci)
-Drawing materials used: pen and ink, black and red charcoal
Ans: drawing during the Renaissance
More expressive and less exact than Renaissance drawings
Ans: drawing in Baroque period
-first manufactured in the 1800's, became a widely used drawing tool
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-range in hardness from 10H to 10B
-greater detail than charcoal
Ans: pencils
-artists began creating drawings as works of art
-Albrecht Durer and Hans Holbein the Younger used drawings
Ans: drawings in Northern Europe (1500s)
-Rembrandt created detailed drawings
-Dutch artists used sketchbooks to draw scenes to paint later
Ans: drawings in the 1600's
-Drawing material made from slowly burned wood
-used for cave drawings
-lightweight
-stick or pencil form
-often used for large gesture drawings or as underdrawing
Ans: charcoal
-Drawing material made from iron oxide pigment and refined clay
-popular in the 16th and 17th century
-used by Da Vinci, in the Renaissance
Ans: red chalk
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-drawing material made of carbaceous shale
-softer than red chalk
used in 15th cent Italy for underdrawings for ink and metalpoint
-used by Durer and van Dyck
Ans: black chalk
-made of calcium carbonate or soapstone
-used to make highlights
Ans: white chalk
-developed in the 1800's
-made in red, black, and white
-harder than chalk, smoother lines
Ans: conte crayons
-form of carbon
-first discovered in the 1500's
-later encased in wood to make pencils
Ans: graphite
-liquid pigment
-used with pen or brush
Ans: ink
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-first made from bird feathers and reeds (quills)
-later created with metal tips
Ans: pen
-a tightly rolled paper stump that is used for blending drawings, either charcoal or
pencil
Ans: tortillon
a stick with a padded head used to rest hand while drawing or painting to keep
steady
Ans: maulstick (or mahlstick)
-kneaded eraser can be rolled into small size, will not leave crumbs
-gum eraser is yellowish, crumbles, best for large areas
-pink eraser is firmer and more precise, still leaves crumbs
Ans: kinds of erasers
fabric bag of eraser bits used to clean up fingerprints, smudges, and dust from
larger areas on the paper
Ans: Dry cleaning bag
-writing/drawing surface made from animal skin
-used in the Middle Ages
Ans: parchment
-first created in China 105 AD
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NYSTCE Visual Arts (079) Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
-Mostly used as preparation for paintings
-done on animal skin, wood, wax, or slate
-some artists used drawings as a record instead of working from a live model
-some artists would complete finished drawings as illuminations for manuscripts
Ans: drawing in the Middle Ages
-Used on cave walls as early as 10,000 BCE
-cave paintings used to express ideas and scenes
-Used by Egyptians 3,000 BCE on
Ans: drawing during Pre-history
-Drawing became more widely used, due to the increase in the availability of
paper
-Students were taught how to draw before painting or sculpting
-used to study nature, record anatomy (Da Vinci)
-Drawing materials used: pen and ink, black and red charcoal
Ans: drawing during the Renaissance
More expressive and less exact than Renaissance drawings
Ans: drawing in Baroque period
-first manufactured in the 1800's, became a widely used drawing tool
© 2025/ 2026 | ® All rights reserved
, 2 | Page
-range in hardness from 10H to 10B
-greater detail than charcoal
Ans: pencils
-artists began creating drawings as works of art
-Albrecht Durer and Hans Holbein the Younger used drawings
Ans: drawings in Northern Europe (1500s)
-Rembrandt created detailed drawings
-Dutch artists used sketchbooks to draw scenes to paint later
Ans: drawings in the 1600's
-Drawing material made from slowly burned wood
-used for cave drawings
-lightweight
-stick or pencil form
-often used for large gesture drawings or as underdrawing
Ans: charcoal
-Drawing material made from iron oxide pigment and refined clay
-popular in the 16th and 17th century
-used by Da Vinci, in the Renaissance
Ans: red chalk
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-drawing material made of carbaceous shale
-softer than red chalk
used in 15th cent Italy for underdrawings for ink and metalpoint
-used by Durer and van Dyck
Ans: black chalk
-made of calcium carbonate or soapstone
-used to make highlights
Ans: white chalk
-developed in the 1800's
-made in red, black, and white
-harder than chalk, smoother lines
Ans: conte crayons
-form of carbon
-first discovered in the 1500's
-later encased in wood to make pencils
Ans: graphite
-liquid pigment
-used with pen or brush
Ans: ink
© 2025/ 2026 | ® All rights reserved
, 4 | Page
-first made from bird feathers and reeds (quills)
-later created with metal tips
Ans: pen
-a tightly rolled paper stump that is used for blending drawings, either charcoal or
pencil
Ans: tortillon
a stick with a padded head used to rest hand while drawing or painting to keep
steady
Ans: maulstick (or mahlstick)
-kneaded eraser can be rolled into small size, will not leave crumbs
-gum eraser is yellowish, crumbles, best for large areas
-pink eraser is firmer and more precise, still leaves crumbs
Ans: kinds of erasers
fabric bag of eraser bits used to clean up fingerprints, smudges, and dust from
larger areas on the paper
Ans: Dry cleaning bag
-writing/drawing surface made from animal skin
-used in the Middle Ages
Ans: parchment
-first created in China 105 AD
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