Drawing and Shading Basics

What is this utensil called?

• White charcoal

• Ebony

• Tortillon

• Drawing Needle

What is the name of this?

A rubbery eraser used for taking off layers of graphite is called what?

• Eraser Putty

• Kneaded Eraser

• Air Dry Eraser

• Block Eraser

What is an arrangement of objects sitting still (in art) called?

• Scratchboard

• Form Life

• Still Layering

• Still Life

What are a set of lines called (that go vertically and horizontally) that we add to a photograph to be able to draw it easier on a larger paper?

True or False: When drawing a grid we need to draw it dark so that the lines show up really well.

• True

• False

We can use all of the following except this to blend the drawing in better:

• tissue

• sandpaper

• paper towel

• Q-tip

• Charcoal Pencil

True or False: You must have at least 5 shades of value within your drawings.

• True
• False

True or False: You must keep your grid lines visible even when you are finished with your drawing so that your viewer knows you used a grid to draw.

• True

• False

What is this tool used for?

• Sharpening your pencil.

• Sharpening your tortillon.

• Sharpening your lines on your drawing.

• Helps draw a straight line when adding a grid.