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Art 1 vocab

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Composistion
the way artwork is arranged
Modified contour drawing
drawing while looking at the object but allowing yourself to glance at your paper
Stair-step Perspective
ancient way of drawing perspective w.e is closest is at the bottom and farthest is at the top of the paper
Horizon line
the eye level of the artist
sighting in
usign the horizontal and veritcal edges of the paper to guage size
GRID
a device used to help draw perspective
vase/face drawings
drawings that help you use the right side of your brain
Positive space
the subject being drawn
Medium
marerial used in artwork such as paint pencil..ect
Sketch
a simple drawing
One point perspective
uses one vanishing point
significance of blind contour drawing
helps you look carefully at the object and at the edges of the object
Upside down drawing
helps you shift and use the right side of your brain
Left hemisphere
the mathmatical side of the brain
Blind countour drawing
your eyes follow the countor lines of the object while you draw w/o looking at the paper
Value
shades of gray, the lightness and darkness of tones
twopoint perspective
uses two vanishing points
Contour line
the edges of a form
Cross-hatching
Parallel marks drawn over eachother to show shading
Perspective
creates a sence of space, depth or distance
symbols
used by children at early ages
shading
adds highlights creates middletone, and forms shadows
Format
the size or shape of space
Viewfinder
a device that helps define a format for you
Texture
arrangements that affect the apperance or feel of the surface
negative space
the space around the object
Foreshortening
w.e is closest appears bigger
vanishing point
the point at which this disapper
Profile
the side view of a person
right hemisphere
the creative fun side of the brain
Caricature
a type of cartoon drawing where the features are distorted or exagerated

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