Drawing Sketching Techniques

Question 1

What is 'hatching' as a drawing technique?

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Drawing parallel lines to create tone and shadow

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Randomly scribbling for texture

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Blending graphite with a finger

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Erasing sections to create light areas

Question 2

Cross-hatching differs from hatching in that:

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It uses intersecting sets of parallel lines

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It uses curved lines

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It is done with erasers

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It only uses horizontal lines

Question 3

The 'five elements of shading' used in sketching include all EXCEPT:

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Specular highlight, light, shadow, reflected light, cast shadow — plus perspective (not an element)

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Cast shadow

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Reflected light

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Core shadow

Question 4

What does 'value' mean in drawing?

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The lightness or darkness of a tone

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The color temperature of a hue

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The size of a shape

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The texture of a surface

Question 5

A 'thumbnail sketch' is used for:

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Quick small compositional studies before committing to a full drawing

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Detailed rendering of small objects

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Sketching thumbnail-sized subjects

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Final refined drawings

Question 6

What is 'stumping' or 'tortillon blending' in pencil drawing?

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Smearing graphite or charcoal with a paper blending tool

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Pressing the pencil tip into paper

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Using a stump eraser to remove marks

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Drawing in stippled dots