Drawing Quiz

Choose the darkest graphite pencil.

• H
• HB
• 2B
• 3H

What is this?

• blender
• blending stump
• tortillion
• compass

The lightness and darkness of a color.

• tint
• shade
• intensity
• value

________ is the placement or arrangement of visual elements in an artwork.

• value
• composition
• perspective
• drawing

_____ is the method of arranging light and shadow in two-dimensional art to create the illusion of three-dimensional form.  THis technique was introduced by Italian artists during the Renaissance. Rembrandt is one of the most famous for using the technique.

• chiaroscuro
• linear perspective
• scraffito
• caravaggio

The lines that describe the outer edges and surface edges of objects and figures is called _____.

• visual lines
• outlines
• contour lines
• horizon lines

A technique for shading using parallel lines that cross over other parallel lines.

• cross hatching
• scrumbling
• hatching
• blending

_____ is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color or black ink are applied in varying proximity to each other to create colors and values that form an image.

• blending
• scumbling
• pointillism
• dots

What determines the direction of a shadow?

• the perspective of the artist
• light source
• size of the object
• all of these

Which pencil grade is the lightest?

• HB
• 6B
• 4H
• 3B