Deck 4: Drawing

Question 1

Conte crayon is composed of chalk with a certain amount of:

A) oil
B) glue
C) pastel
D) wax

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The drawing Carpenter was made at the beginning of this artist's career, yet it reveals his careful observation and attention to detail.

A) Pablo Picasso
B) Vincent van Gogh
C) Michelangelo Buonarotti
D) Charles White

Answer 2

B

Question 3

A preparatory drawing is often called a:

A) rendering
B) view
C) cartoon
D) perspective

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Drawing is considered to be the _______ of all other media.

A) lesser form
B) foundation
C) equivalent
D) precursor

Question 5

Drawing may be easier to learn because drawing is less _______ than writing.

A) concrete
B) abstract
C) creative
D) important

Question 6

Charles White used the technique of _______ to give the figure in Preacher a feeling of figural mass.

A) hatching
B) pixilation
C) cross-hatching
D) linear perspective

Question 7

Drawings done with ink thinned with water and executed with a brush are referred to as _______.

A) washes
B) wet media
C) watercolors
D) dry brush

Question 8

Pencil, charcoal, and chalk are examples of _______.

A) wet media
B) pigments
C) binders
D) dry media

Question 9

Citing examples, discuss the primary functions of drawing.

Question 10

Georgia O'Keeffe is well known for both painting and drawing:

A) seascapes
B) flowers
C) birds
D) animals

Question 11

To create Guernica, a monumental painting depicting the horrors of war, this artist made many preliminary sketches.

A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Henri Matisse
D) Judith Murray

Question 12

When an artist places parallel lines closely together to create shade in a drawing, it is referred to as _______.

A) hatching
B) value
C) blending
D) blanching

Question 13

An) _______ drawing must be sprayed with a solution of thinned varnish to keep particles of the medium affixed to the surface.

A) pencil
B) crayon
C) charcoal
D) ink

Question 14

What is fresco seco and how does it differ from other forms of fresco?

Question 15

Name and discuss the different varieties of dry drawing media.

Question 16

Rosalba Carriera, creator of Portrait of Girl with a Bussola, was a popular 18^th century artist whose medium of choice was:

A) charcoal
B) colored pencil
C) conte crayon
D) pastel

Question 17

The three purposes of drawing are: to record, to _______, and to make a finished artwork.

A) exemplify
B) notate
C) study
D) blend

Question 18

Michelangelo made Studies for the Libyan Sibyl by using a _______ model.

A) wire
B) plaster
C) female
D) male

Question 19

Pastel, charcoal, pencil and _______ are all used in dry drawing media.

A) ink
B) tempera
C) conte crayon
D) encaustic

Question 20

The _______ used today is/are similar to drawing media used by prehistoric people.

A) pencils
B) charcoal
C) graphite
D) chalks

Question 21

Compare and contrast Nancy Spero's Peace with Rembrandt's Saskia Asleep. Discuss how cultural differences affected their execution.

Question 22

Identify at least 3 liquid drawing media.
Essay Questions

Question 23

Your book lists 3 purposes or functions for drawing. What are they?

Question 24

Discuss the significance of drawing in the career of Vincent van Gogh. What were some of his contributions to art?

Question 25

Vincent van Gogh's peers saw little value in his artworks. What forces affected their attitudes?

Question 26

Using Pablo Picasso's sketch for Guernica, discuss Pablo Picasso's thoughts about recording different stages of the creative process?

Question 27

Compare and contrast Rosalba Carrierra's and Edgar HYPERLINK "http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/degas/"Degas' pastels. How did their techniques differ? Discuss their individual approaches toward composition and subject.

Question 28

Discuss the role of drawing from observation and learning. What is the difference between drawing from observation and drawing from memory? Do all artists draw? Explain.

Question 29

Why did Vincent van Gogh choose to draw The Fountain in the Hospital Garden in black and white rather than in color?

Question 30

Discuss the role of drawing in the work of Paul Cézanne and Vincent van Gogh.

Question 31

Compare and contrast Michelangelo's Study of a Libyan Sibyl with Charles Whites' Preacher. How do their techniques differ?

Question 32

Define the term "chiaroscuro."