Pencil Value Techniques Quiz

Calvin is working on a pencil drawing and wants to create areas of light and shadow. He decides to use a technique that involves drawing closely spaced parallel lines to create value. Which technique is Calvin using?

• Blending

• Hatching

• Stippling

• Scribbling

Alex is working on her drawing of a coffee cup and wants to create precise areas of light and dark dots. What is the name of the technique she is using?

• Cross-hatching

• Stippling

• Blending

• Hatching

Pinar loves drawing eyes but can't decide how she wants to create value. She decides to use overlapping sets of parallel lines to show light and dark. Which technique is Pinar using?

• Scribbling

• Hatching

• Blending

• Cross-hatching

Jacobi is working on a pencil drawing of Spiderman and wants to create a soft transition between light and dark areas. He uses his blending stump to smooth out the pencil marks. Which technique is Jacobi using?

• Blending

• Stippling

• Hatching

• Scribbling

While working on her flower drawing, Isabella wants to create texture as well as value. She decides to use a technique that involves making random, loose, and overlapping lines. Which technique is Isabella using?

• Hatching

• Scribbling

• Cross-hatching

• Stippling

Sara is working on a realistic drawing of a shiny apple and wants to create a smooth gradient from dark to light on its surface. Which technique did she use to achieve the smoothest result?

• Hatching

• Stippling

• Blending

• Scribbling

You are given a drawing with areas of value created by many tiny dots. What is the most likely technique used in this drawing?

• Cross-hatching

• Stippling

• Hatching

• Blending

A drawing shows value created by lines that cross over each other at different angles. Which technique is being used?

• Cross-hatching

• Scribbling

• Blending

• Hatching

You are asked to create a drawing of a tree trunk with rough texture. Which pencil technique would best help you show the texture and why?

• Blending, because it creates smooth transitions

• Scribbling, because it creates random, textured lines

• Stippling, because it uses dots for smooth shading

• Hatching, because it uses straight lines

Imagine you want to shade a cube so that each side has a different value. Which combination of techniques could you use to clearly show the difference between the sides, and how would you apply them?

• Use blending on all sides for a uniform look

• Use hatching on one side, cross-hatching on another, and stippling on the third to show contrast

• Use scribbling on all sides for texture

• Use stippling on all sides for a dotted effect