Final Review 2014 Still Life, Perspective, & Drawing Techniques

The place that the light comes from is called the:

Light Source

The lightest part located on the object

Highlight

The darkest part located on the object:

Shadow

The shadow that the object casts by blocking the light:

Cast Shadow

Where the sky meets the ground – this is where your vanishing point would rest.

Horizon Line

Where a set of parallel lines appear to meet (think of the railroad tracks).

Vanishing Point

The technique used to draw a three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional surface:

Perspective

A technique where an artist draws the contour of a subject without looking at the paper:

Blind Contour

The technique in shading where the artist uses crossing lines – the more lines, the darker

Cross Hatching

The technique in shading where the artist uses dots– the more dots, the darker

Stippling

The place that the light comes from is called the:

Light Source