Drawing Media and Materials

What is a drawing medium?

• Not a large or a small

• a C grade

• the tool used to create the drawing

• the paper a drawing is on

Name as many drawing mediums as you can think of. You should have at least 8

Of these pencil designations, which will make the darkest and smudgiest line?

• 2H

• 6B

• HB

• 4B

What is harder to erase?

• vine charcoal

• compressed charcoal

In drawing, according to the book, what is a ground?

• the surface you draw on

• dirt

The smoothness or coarseness of a surface

• content

• weight

• sizing

• tooth

Thickness or thinness of paper

• content

• weight

• sizing

• tooth

This determines how much paper yellows over time

• content

• acidity

• sizing

• tooth

What determines how absorbent the paper is?

• content

• acidity

• sizing

• tooth

If you want your paper to hold up well over time you should acid free paper

• true

• false

• it makes no difference