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?

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

• Blending

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?

• Stippling

• Blending

• Scribbling

Ethan did a drawing where he wanted fine detail and smooth tones of gray. He chose to use...

• Stippling

• Cross-hatching

• Hatching

Leonardo da Vinci was very fond of the hatching technique in his study sketches that he did for his paintings. Why do you think he preferred it?

• It is QUICK and allows for shadow without having to smudge anything

• It helped him focus on where to put color

• It allows for a great attention to detail

Tina hopes to create a drawing of a tree trunk with rough texture. Which pencil technique would best help her to show the texture and why?

• Blending, because it creates smooth transitions of gray

• Scribbling, because it creates random, textured lines

• Stippling, because it uses dots for smooth shading

_________________ is used by illustrators in many books because...

• Blending because it reproduces well in color

• Stippling because it is so quick and easy

• Cross-hatching because it is effective with ink and it creates a unique, rough texture