Exam 12: Drawing

Samples of this drawing medium have been dated back to 30,000 bce.

The French artist Georges Seurat created a study for his huge painting La Grande Jatte using this waxy medium.

Before the invention of paper, drawings were done on ________.

When creating his silverpoint drawing Heads of the Virgin and Child, Raphael employed ________, a process in which the artist uses closely arranged parallel lines to create value.

Erasers can be used by artists as drawing tools. In 1953 Robert Rauschenberg created a work by erasing a drawing by this famous Abstract Expressionist painter.

The techniques of hatching and cross-hatching can be used only in dry media.

East Asian artists have traditionally applied ink using a ________.

If an artist wanted to create an area of darkness using the medium of silverpoint, he or she would use the technique of ________.

This French artist focused on the contours of the woman's body and clothing in his drawing Woman Seated in an Armchair.

To transfer the design of The School of Athens to the wall, Raphael ________ a large drawing, then used powdered charcoal dust to leave an impression of the original image.

Color pencil is much like graphite pencil, but the lead is made from pigment and ________.

Artists' chalk is powdered calcium carbonate combined with this binder.

Quills are a common tool for ink drawing. They were originally made from ________.

Which of the following fibers is not used to make paper?

Robert Rauschenberg made his own artwork by erasing parts of another artist's creation. Do you think that the eraser is a valid artistic medium when used in this way? Which of the two artists do you think deserves more credit for this work? What factors affect your decision?

Artists draw for many reasons, including:

This is the practice of drawing from a live model or other actual objects.

Sticks of chalk, pastel, and crayon are all made by combining pigment with ________.

Artists' crayon is made by mixing pigment with ________.

In Leonardo da Vinci's design for a flying machine he used a ________ as his inspiration.