Charcoal Understanding

A Black brittle material made of carbon is also known as:

• graphite

• charcoal

• colored pencil

• chalk pastel

This type of charcoal easily erases and is used for the beginning stages of a charcoal drawing.

• compressed charcoal

• charcoal pencils

• vine charcoal

• charcoal sticks

This charcoal gives you the most control and is great for adding details.

• vine charcoal

• charcoal sticks

• charcoal pencils

• compressed charcoal

This type of charcoal is great for larger areas, has staying power and is used for your final version of artwork.

• vine charcoal

• compressed charcoal

• charcoal sticks

• charcoal pencils

In art, what does "tooth" refer to?

• the grit of the charcoal

• the white things in your mouth

• the heaviness of the paper

• the texture of paper

What does the "weight" of paper refer to?

• the durability

• the about of pounds you can put on it

• the tone of the paper

• the amount of texture it has

Applying charcoal directly to the drawing surface of paper is known as:

• the subtractive method

• the additive method

• the chamois technique

• buffing

Applying an even coat of charcoal to a surface and then removing charcoal with an eraser to produce an image is known as:

• additive method

• chamois technique

• subtractive technique

• buffing

gently smudging two or more values into each other to create a gradual transition or to soften a line is called:

• buffing

• smoothing

• blending

• additive technique

smoothly transitioning from dark to light values is known as:

• gradation

• blending

• smoothing

• additive technique