Drawing & Painting II
Final Exam Review
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Study Guide
Vocabulary
The Elements & Principles of Design
Hands On Section
The Color Wheel
Primary, Secondary,
Intermediate or Tertiary Colors
Neutral Colors
Basic Color Schemes
 Compliments
opposite colors
Y/V R/G B/O
• Triads
form a triangle
R/Y/B G/O /V
• Analogous
3 - 5 colors next to each
other on the Color Wheel
• Warm & Cool colors
• Split Compliments
opposite colors
Y/RV/BV
• Monochromatic
tints & shades of
one color
• Tints: when white is
added to a color
• Shades are when black
is added to a color.
• Neutrals are grays
Tools
• Pencils (HB is the lightest, 4B medium, 6B
dark)
• Stump: blending tool
• Burnishing: layering white colored pencil
on top of other colors.
• Acrylic brushes (man made)
• Palette: used to mix paint on
• To create a shadow add the complementary
color.
Water Color Techniques
Water color techniques include:
• dry brush
• splatter
• graded wash
• resist
Objects in the foreground of a painting are darker than in
the background.
Painting Tips
Local Color refers to the dominant color.
Intensity:
The brightness or dullness of a color.
Viscosity:
How thick or thin a paint is.
To prepare a canvas use Gesso or house paint.
You can slow down the quick drying process of acrylics.
Terms
An Artist Statement communicates the purpose of an artwork.
To enter artwork to a Museum you must submit and Artist
statement.
To honor copyright you must change artwork 3 or more ways.
Brushes
Filbert, Fan, Hard Edge
Mechanical gauge paper, smudge and make hard lines.
Ebony is a very dark pencil. Our pencils are made from
graphite.
Chiaroscuro
Shading
stipple
blending
crosshatching
One Point Perspective
Brunellesch invented linear
perspective
Composition
Rule of Thirds
Viewfinder
Golden Mean
Caring for Brushes
• Warm water (not hot)
• Rub bristles in the palm of your hand
• Dry and store bristles up
A palette is used to mix colors on.
A Color Wheel is the tool to select colors from.
Vocabulary
• Focal point: center of interest
• Color Wheel: a circular tool used to select color
schemes from.
• Acrylic Paint:
(plastic resin based)
• Cold Press Watercolor paper: rough, most
forgiving
• Hot Press Watercolor paper: smooth
• Hue: color
• Wash: a large area of thinly spread paint
• Wet on Wet: paint dripped into wet paint
Vocabulary
• Horizon line: Where the land and sky meet
• Vanishing Point: Where all parallel lines come
together.
• Perspective: The illusion of creating a 3D drawing
on a 2D flat surface.
• Blind Contour: not lifting pencil as you draw.
• A focal point should always be off center.
• Composition:
organization of a drawing
• Negative Space: the background or empty
area
• Positive Space: the filled space in a
drawing or painting.
• Value:
the gradations in shading.
• Gesture:
quick loose drawing.
• Critique:
defend, see possibilities
• Quality of Art: craftsmanship, creativity,
purpose
Elements & Principles of
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Color
Form (3D)
Line
Shape (2D)geometric/organic
Space
Texture
Value (Shading)
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Balance
Contrast
Emphasis
Movement
Pattern
Rhythm
Unity
Value
Shape; 2D Geometric, Organic
Form
Negative and Positive Space
Lines can show personality or
expression.
Contrast, Emphasis
Texture
Balance
• Asymmetrical
• Symmetrical (Formal)
Unity
Movement
Pattern
Rhythm
Line, Color, Pattern,
Pattern, Contrast, Color, Modern
Art
Foreshortening
Abstract
Stippling
Pop Art
Hands On!
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