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baseline

a horizontal line in the immediate foreground formed by the intersection of the ground plane and the picture plane.

cross-hatching

the use of overlapping parallel lines to convey darkness or lightness

Chiaroscuro

The treatment of light and shade in a work of art, especially to give an illusion of depth.

invented texture

a form of visual texture that has been created without reference to perceptual reality

Foreshortening

The use of perspective to represent in art the apparent visual contraction of an object that extends back in space at an angle to the perpendicular plane of sight.

perspective

one way of looking at things

positive shape

a shape defined by its surrounding empty space

simulated texture

a convincing copy or translation of an object's texture in any medium

picture plane

The two-dimensional surface on which the artist works

gestural approach

A quick, all-encompassing statement of forms, the hand duplicates the movement of the eyes, quickly defining the subject's general characteristics (movement, weight, shape, tension, scale, and proportion)

frottage

A textural transfer technique; the process of making rubbings with graphite or crayon on paper laid over a textured surface

actual texture

a surface that can be experienced through the sense of touch

organizational line

the line that provides the structure and basic organization for a drawing

formal elements

line, texture, and color

asymmetrical

no symmetry

elipse

on oval shaped path

highlight, light, shadow, core of shadow, reflective light, cast shadow

six categories of light

implied line

a line not actually drawn but suggested by elements in the work

vanishing point

a point in space, usually located on the horizon, where parallel edges of an object appear to converge.

sighting

The visual measurements of objects and spaces between objects.