Commart Basic Drawing 23-24

The part of a scene that is farthest away from the viewer

• Background

• Parallel

• Foreground

• Contour

The part of a scene closest to the viewer

• Aerial Perspective

• Imaginary line where the earth seems to meet the sky

• Foreground

• Landscape

A drawing that shows a natural view (ex. the forest, the ocean). Also the horizontal (side to side) orientation of your drawing paper or board.

• Parallel

• Landscape

• Perspective

• Nature Art

Lines drawn side by side (going in the same direction) that will never cross

• Perpendicular

• Perspective

• Pointillism

• Parallel

Lines drawn at right angles to each other

• Perpendicular

• Perspective

• Pointillism

• Parallel

Drawing of a 3D object on a 2D surface (drawing gives the illusion of depth)

• Perpendicular

• Perspective

• Pointillism

• Parallel

Painting in little points or dots

• Perpendicular

• Perspective

• Pointillism

• Parallel

A painting of a person. Also, the vertical (up and down) orientation of your paper or drawing board.

• Perpendicular

• Perspective

• Pointillism

• Portrait

Light reflected from one object to another

• Cast light

• Low light

• Highlight

• Reflected Light

Darkest part of an object affected by light (opposite of highlight)

• Crosshatch

• Perspective

• Tone

• Shade