Foundations of Cross-hatching Art Assessment

What is cross-hatching?

• A method of line drawing that describes light and shadow

• A way to mix colors

• A technique for drawing circles

• A method to draw straight lines

What does the white or openness of the page represent in cross-hatching?

• Color

• Texture

• Light

• Shadow

How is shadow created in cross-hatching?

• By adding color

• By using a single line

• By erasing parts of the drawing

• By using a density of crossed lines

What does the light end of the value scale use to represent light?

• Solid black areas

• Dots

• Criss-crossing lines

• Parallel lines spaced widely apart

What does the dark end of the value scale use to create a feeling of shadow?

• Parallel lines spaced widely apart

• Criss-crossing lines

• Solid white areas

• Dots

What do the lines and marks in cross-hatching describe?

• Shapes

• Textures

• Planes of form

• Colors

What do cross-hatching lines begin by following?

• Curves

• Straight lines

• Random patterns

• Planes of form

What is an example of cross-hatching given in the text?

• A drawing by Leonardo da Vinci

• A sculpture by Michelangelo

• An etching of pillows by Albrecht Durer

• A painting by Van Gogh

How do the lines in Albrecht Durer's etching of pillows move?

• They create a grid pattern

• They curve and move as the folds of the pillows do

• They stay straight

• They form circles

What do the density and movement of lines in cross-hatching show?

• Light and shadow

• Size

• Texture

• Color