It is important to know the terms and concepts of the drawing because this allows us to have an idea of what we are working on. This glossary is used to have a notion of what is being talked about at the moment of being in a drawing class
NOTE: quick drawing of a form, with a view to capturing and being able to remember its
essential data.
WATERCOLOR: color technique that uses a highly diluted pigment in water.
SKETCH: study or essay in which lines are drawn and the work is composed.
CHAIROSCURO: technique that uses different shades of gray to achieve volume in a drawing.
COLOR: impression of the retina of different waves of light.
SKETCH: quick and efficient drawing, clear, synthetic and precise, capturing important details
in a sketchy way
CHARCOAL: charcoal drawing material
DRAWING: graphic language that uses the line as a tool of expression.
DRAWING FROM LIFE: the model is worked in front and is not done from memory and an
attempt is made to faithfully copy the object.
EXHIBITION: grouping of several works in order to be observed by an audience or a group.
GRAPHITE: what is used to achieve different shades of gray in a work drawing.
HB: medium hardness of a pencil.
PENCIL: wooden instrument that contains a graphite rod inside.
LIGHT: most expensive area of the drawing, this defines its volume
LINE: is what separates one area of the drawing plane and the other.
FREE HAND: way of drawing without the aid of precision instruments.
MODULATION: different intensity of lines depending on the place it travels.
MURAL: large painting on a wall which is intended to be observed by the public
PIGMENT: either organic or mineral dye that determines the color of a coloring tool.
PERSPECTIVE: It is the illusion of distant things appearing smaller and nearby objects larger.
PROPORTION: is the size of an element of the image.
TECHNIQUE: manner of materials with which a graphic work is made.
LAYOUT: way of making the different lines of a drawing.
VOLUME: or modulation of the line to achieve the three-dimensional effect.
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