BEGINNING DRAWING
FIGURE DRAWING UNIT -Vocabulary Quiz
Match the term with the definition.
1. Contour Drawing
___Small and quick sketches used to determine composition
2. Gesture Drawing
___Deep space in the composition
3. Proportion
___A serious analysis of a work focused on its merits
4. Figurative
___A mechanical system used to depict depth
5. Narrative
___The intended meaning of the work
6. Content
___Quick studies to capture a pose
7. Perspective
___Slow linear studies to examine the edges
8. Foreground
___The space closest to the viewer in the compositon
9. Middle Ground
___ An image used to amplify the meaning of a story or article
10. Background
___Maintaining the correct size relationships among the parts
11. Distortion
___The size relationships among the parts are not accurate
12. Diagrammatic/Structural
___Pertaining to the figure
13. Critique
___Art that tells a story
14. Thumbnail Sketch
___A drawing technique used to analyze how something is
put together
15. Illustration
___The space of the composition that between the front and
back.