Holiday Cheer- Drawing Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. a piece of art work usually done from life of a person’s face or body from the waist up
  2. 3. a mark made on a surface by any instrument
  3. 6. the area of a picture furthest from the viewer; objects look smaller and lighter in color in the background
  4. 10. the practice of discussing the positive points and faults of a piece of art work
  5. 12. the area of a picture closest to the viewer; objects look larger and brighter in color in the foreground
  6. 13. building the form and value of an object using dots spaces close together or far apart
  7. 14. a drawing technique that uses a repeated shape or texture throughout
  8. 17. a black greasy substance mixed with clay to make “lead” pencils.
  9. 18. a drawing that indicates fine details, textures and value
  10. 19. the art of combining the elements of line, shape, form, color, and texture into an ordered format.
  11. 20. variations or darkness; the merging of one value smoothly into another
  12. 21. the ability to find new solutions to a problem or new modes or expression
  13. 22. the unoccupied areas around and between objects in a drawing
  14. 25. drawing the edges of an object without looking at the paper while drawing
  15. 27. a repeated image on a shiny surface
  16. 29. the movement and quality if lines create an atmosphere in a drawing, for example short jerky lines can create a feeling of tension.
  17. 30. a recombination of mental images from past experiences into a new pattern
  18. 31. the difference between sizes, values, colors, textures, etc. in a composition
  19. 32. distortion, exaggeration or simplification of a real object or experience
  20. 34. a series of parallel lines crisscrossing each other to create volume or shaded areas
  21. 37. is usually done as a preliminary composition for a more detailed piece of art
Down
  1. 1. a series of closely spaced parallel lines used in a drawing to indicate shaded areas or value changes
  2. 4. materials used to make art such as pencils, pastels, crayons, charcoal, clay markers, ink, etc
  3. 5. the representation of mass and weight on a two-dimensional surface
  4. 7. are line, shape, form, color, space, and texture; they also occur in nature
  5. 8. a portable case to carry pieces of art work such as drawings, prints, painting, etc.
  6. 9. the size relationships of one part to another and of each part to the whole object
  7. 11. a clearly defined reflection of the light source on the crest of a shiny or smooth surface
  8. 15. the quality of a line (thick, thin, dark, light, curving, etc.)
  9. 16. a three-dimensional solid or the representation of volume on a two-dimensional surface
  10. 19. the area of a piece of art work that catches your attention when first glancing at it
  11. 23. evenly spaced lines, running horizontally and vertically at right angles, that divided a drawing or photograph into small squares. Often used to enlarge a photograph or drawing
  12. 24. the lightness or darkness in tone or color
  13. 26. representational art work that looks like the objects being drawn, painted or sculpted
  14. 28. the actual feel or visual interpretation of a surface
  15. 33. a soft black drawing material made by burning certain types of wood; it comes in stick or pencil form
  16. 35. a dark shape cast on the ground or another surface by a shape intercepting the light
  17. 36. a permanent opaque liquid made of carbon mixed with a binder used for drawing and lettering