Creating & Understanding Drawings

Chapter 8: Creating Formal Drawings

Online Quizzes

1.
When drawing, you can automatically create cropping by
A)showing how objects appear from far away.
B)carefully drawing each object individually.
C)repeating one shape throughout the composition.
D)overlapping objects in the composition.
2.
In radial balance, the circular placement of objects creates a sense of
A)color.
B)movement.
C)emphasis.
D)gradation.
3.
Which of the following is a method you can use to transfer the texture of an object onto paper?
A)rubbing
B)blending
C)tracing
D)crosshatching
4.
By placing equal or very similar objects on opposite sides of the central axis, you can create
A)formal balance.
B)informal balance.
C)radial balance.
D)asymmetrical balance.
5.
In the work Never Take for Granted the Air You Breathe, the artist used repetition to create a strong sense of
A)variety.
B)gradation.
C)unity.
D)proportion.
6.
Which of the following elements of art appeals to both the sense of sight and the sense of touch?
A)value
B)space
C)shape
D)texture
7.
When drawing, the image created by the marks you make is known as the
A)positive space.
B)negative space.
C)neutral space.
D)active space.
8.
Several small shapes in a composition can be balanced on the other side of the central axis by
A)a single small shape.
B)a single large shape.
C)many large shapes.
D)no shape.
9.
Some artists make gesture drawings to show
A)the precise positions of objects in the composition.
B)the general positions of objects in the composition.
C)the color scheme they want to use in the composition.
D)the textures they want to use in the composition.
10.
Shapes that can be described using mathematical formulas are considered
A)substantial shapes.
B)unsubstantial shapes.
C)geometric shapes.
D)irregular shapes.
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