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NCTC Art 120

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When did art begin?   stone age - Cave drawings (paleolithic period)  
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When were lead pencils discovered?   1560  
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When were pencils brought to this country?   1690  
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Who combined clay and graphite to make pencils and when?   Nicholas Conte in 1792  
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When and where was paper invented?   China in 105 AD  
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How did paper come to US?   Arab Traders  
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What was used before paper?   Sheep Skins  
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Five basic skills of Drawing?   Perception of edges Perception of spaces Perception of relationships Perception of lights and shadows Perception of the whole (or Gestalt)  
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Art Class is about?   Drawing Listening Seeing  
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Four Basic Shapes?   Sphere Cone Cylinder Cube  
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Value is ?   An index of light  
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Define Value Scale   A way to calibrate and index a range grays from white to black  
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what is the best way to see value?   Squint  
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Define Cone   form that tapers to a point from a circular base  
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Define cylinder   any size prop.  
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Define a cube   a 6 sided rectanglar object whos adjacent sides or plains are @ 90 degrees to each other  
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Is value linked to distance?   Yes  
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what are the 4 line styles?   Bold Broken Pure Lost and Found  
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Setting ground   Medium tone, Less intimidating, ease to remove errors  
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Picture Plan   An imaginary construct of a transparent plane, like a famed window.  
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grid   evenly spaced lines running horizontal & vertical. Often used to enlarge a drawing or to see spatial relationships  
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4 aspects of light logic   highlights, cast shadows, reflective light, crested shadows  
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3 portrait methods   full face 3/4 profile  
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Postive to doing full face   credibility aid to bypass symbol system strength ability to perceive proportions  
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