Drawing basics

A rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture.

• shading

• sketch

• perspective

• texture

the feel of a surface or a fabric

• sketch

• depth

• shading

• texture

graded markings that indiciate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting

• texture

• depth

• shading

• sketch

at right angles to th plane of the horizon or a base line

• vertical

• horizontal

• diagonal

parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line

• vertical

• horizontal

• diagonal

having an oblique or slanted direction

• vertical

• horizontal

• diagonal

in a scene or artwork, the part that seems closest to the viewer

• foreground

• middleground

• background

the part of the picture that appears to be farthest away from the viewer

• foreground

• middleground

• background

the part of the painting/drawing that lies between the background and foreground

• foreground

• middleground

• background

a means for showing the illusions of a 3-dimensional depth on a 2-dimensional surface

• perspective

• depth

• shading

• texture