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Drawing Vocabulary
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Art/Design
Undergraduate 1
10/30/2007

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 Picture Plane
Definition
_____________ refers to the imaginary plane through which artists view their subject.  This plane also corresponds to the two-dimensional surface upon which a drawing is created.
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Format

Definition
________ refers to the overall shape and dimension of the drawing surface.
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Subject

Definition
_______ refers to things (objects, landscapes, figures, still-lives, etc.) depicted in a drawing.
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Proportion
Definition
____________ refers to size relationships, such as comparing height to width.
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Cropping
Definition
_______ occurs when part of an image is cut off by the outer edges of the drawing.
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Overlapping
Definition
____________ occurs when one object obscures from view part of itself or part of another object.
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Contour Lines
Definition
________________ refers to lines (varying in quality) that define the external and internal edges of form and could create an illusion of volume.
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Cross Contour

Definition
____________ lines move across the surfaces of form and emphasize volume and plane.
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Positive or Negative
Definition

We can sight the proportions of an object by comparing it to the ________________ space adjacent to it.

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Planar Analysis

Definition
___________ is a process of structurally analyzing the volume of a form as flat shapes.
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Value
Definition
The relative degree of lightness and darkness is called ______.
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Local Value
Definition
_____________ refers to the natural value of an object.
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Chiaroscuro
Definition
Developed during the Italian Renaissance, ______________ is a theory or technique for applying light and shadow to create an illusion of form and depth.
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Foreshortening
Definition
_______________ refers to the visual compression of an object's dimensions when viewed at an angle to the picture plane.
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Linear Perspective
Definition
_________________ is a mechanical drawing system developed during the Italian Renaissance.  It is used to depict the apparent convergence of parallel lines as they recede into space.
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Eye level line

Definition
____________ is an imaginary line, also known as the horizon line, that runs parallel to the ground plane and represents the height of your eyes in relation to the ground plane.
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Vanishing Point
Definition
______________ refers to the point at which parallel lines appear to meet.
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Gesture
Definition

________ is quick drawings that record the subject's primary structure, directional movement and expressive energy.

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Ellipse or Oval
Definition
A circle viewed at an angle to the picture plane assumes the shape of an ______________.
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Viewfinder
Definition
__________ is a sighting and measuring tool that artists look through to view their subject.  It helps artists transfer the subject's general proportion and position onto the drawing surface.
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