Drawing Vocabulary
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| The diminishing of color intensity and duller hues to give the illusion of distance. | aerial perspective
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| In drawing and painting, a full-size preliminary drawing from which the final work is made. | cartoon
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| Lines that define the outer edges of forms and surfaces within a form such as shapes or wrinkles and folds. | contour line
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| A principle of design that refers to differences between elements such as color, texture, value, and shape. | contrast
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| In linear perspective, lines that represent the parallel edges of an object. | converging lines
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| Shading created by crossed parallel lines. | cross-hatching
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| The plan the artist uses to organize the art elements (line, shape, form, space, etc.) in a work of art to achieve a unified composition. | design
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| An oval shape produced by drawing an elongated circle so that it appears to be viewed from an angle. A foreshortened circle that is longer in one dimension than it is in the other. | ellipse
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| A horizontally drawn line that is even with the viewer's eye. In landscape scenes it can be the actual horizon line. | eye level
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| The area of a picture that appears to be closest to the viewer. | foreground
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| A method of applying perspective to an object or figure so that it seems to recede in space by shortening the depth dimension, making the form appear three-dimensional. | foreshortening
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| A quick drawing that captures the gestures and movements of the body. | gesture drawing
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| The treated surface on which a painting or drawing is made. | ground
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| Shading using closely spaced, parallel lines; used to suggest light and shadow. | hatching
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| The area on a form that reflects the most light. | highlight
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| The line at which sky and earth meet. | horizon line
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| Lines that are indicated indirectly in artworks at edges where two shapes meet, where a from ends and the space around it begins, or by positioning several objects or figures in a row. | implied line
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| An element of art that is used to define space, contours, and outlines, or suggest mass and volume. | line
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| A technique of creating the illusion of depth on a flat surface. | linear perspective
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| The materials, such as oil watercolor, etc., used to create an artwork; or a category of art such as drawing, painting, or sculpture. | medium
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| The intermediate zone of space, between foreground and background, in a work. | middle ground
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| An artwork made with more than one art medium. | mixed media
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| A principle of design associated with rhythm, referring to the arrangement of parts in an artwork to create a sense of motion. | movement
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| Drawing made from direct observation of a subject, rather than from memory. | observational drawing
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| A way to show three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface, using one vanishing point. | one-point perspective
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| Free forms, or shapes and forms that represent living things having irregular edges, as distinguished from geometric shapes. | organic shapes
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| A technique used to create the illusion of depth by placing one object in front of another. | overlapping
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| The representation of three-dimensional objects on a flat surface to produce the same impression of distance and relative size as that received by the human eye. | perspective
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| The actual two-dimensional surface on which a drawing is made. | picture plane
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| A collection of an artist's work. | portfolio
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| In pictures, positive shapes are the figures and negative shapes make up the ground. | positive and negative shapes
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| The use of the same visual elements over and over in a composition. | repetition
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| The relative size or weight of an object compared to a constant size or weight. | scale
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| Using art media to create darkened areas (shadows) that give the illusion of space and depth. | shading
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| The act of taking an object's measure by sight to determine its size in a drawing, or to determine its size relative to another object. Also, the act of measuring angles. | sighting
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| An element of art that indicates areas between, around, above, below, or within something. | space
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| An arrangement of nonmoving objects that are subject matter for a work of art. | still life
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| A technique that uses patterns of dots to create values and value gradation. | stippling
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| An image that stands for something more than its own literal meaning. | symbol
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| An element of design. The surface quality of an artwork usually perceived through the sense of touch. However, texture can also be implied, perceived visually though not felt through touch. | texture
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| Having height, width and depth. | three-dimensional
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| Small, quick sketches that record ideas an information for a final work of art. | thumbnail sketches
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| In art, the lightness and darkness of a color. | tone
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| Having height and width. | two-dimensional
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| A way to show three-dimensional objects on a two dimensional surface, using two vanishing points and two sets of converging lines to represent forms. | two-point perspective
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| The range from white through gray to black, modified gradually. | value scale
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| In linear perspective, the point on the horizon line at which all the receding parallel lines converge. | vanishing point
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| A device that works as a "window" through which subject matter is pictured. | viewfinder
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| The quality of a three-dimensional object that occupies a certain amount of space. | volume
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| A transparent layer of color applied to a surface allowing underlying lines, shapes, and colors to show through. | wash
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