Holiday Cheer - Drawing Vocabulary

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