Pencil Shading Terms

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Across
  1. 3. Space The positive space in a drawing is the area where the objects take the space.
  2. 4. Flying mammal
  3. 7. Line This line is sued to show movement and action.
  4. 9. A shape which has a circle on one end and a point on the other. A 3-D triangle.
  5. 11. Has a trunk
  6. 13. Likes to chase mice
  7. 15. Man's best friend
  8. 16. In a work of art, chiaroscuro is a dramatic lighting difference where a sharply highlighted figure or objects against a dark background. High contrast.
  9. 18. The darker area of an object where the light does not hit. The opposite side of the highlight.
  10. 19. Space The negative space in a drawing is all of the space around and in between the objects.
  11. 20. The horizon line is the same as your eye level. When determining the horizon of your drawing the artist needs to look at the subject matter and determine what is above eye level and what is below eye level.
  12. 21. A six sided box on which all six sides are perfect squares.
Down
  1. 1. The lightest area of shading. In a drawing, the brightest highlight is just left white paper.
  2. 2. Line A line which appears to be at rest.
  3. 5. Large marsupial
  4. 6. This is achieved when a drawing appears to have depth, space and a foreground, middle ground, and background.
  5. 8. Line This line is used to draw the outside lines and basic surface lines of an object.
  6. 10. Line This line is used to quickly sketch the subject matter in a drawing.
  7. 12. A circle which appears to have been flattened.
  8. 13. A tube shape with a circle at both ends.
  9. 14. Line This line is perceived by the viewer when the artist has shaded an area next to a highlighted area. The place where the shading differences meet is called an implied line.
  10. 17. The degree of lightness and darkness in shading. A value scale starts with white and slowly gradates to black.