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medium/media - ANSWER specific material used by an artist, for drawing the two general
categories are dry media and wet media, drawings combining more than one material
are called mixed media
dry media: metalpoint - ANSWER silver gold and copper, ancestor to graphite pencil, done on
ground-coated surface (usually gesso), corrections made by lightly sanding with fine sandpaper,
light and delicate, well-suited to small, detailed drawings, oxidation creates patina coloration
over time
dry media: graphite - ANSWER comes in pencil, wood-less pencil, mechanical pencil, stick, and
powdered forms, can be smudged, protect with fixative spray
dry media: compressed charcoal - ANSWER charcoal mixed with clay binder, pencils and
sticks, graded like graphite pencils, range of tones by controlling pressure/density, hard to
erase (use additively), smudge mark will stay visible, better than vine for lines, sharp edges,
and dense blacks, requires fixative to preserve (Blair brand)
dry media: vine charcoal - ANSWER burnt willow sticks without a binder, come thin to thick and
no pencil form, more brittle than compressed, soft medium hard grades, good for light to
medium dark tones (dense black won't stick well), more easily smudged and blended and
erased, best on rough surfaces, used for additive and subtractive drawing, requires fixative
dry media: chalks and soft pastels - ANSWER pigment with gum tragacanth binder, wide
range of quality price and colors, brands like Conte' have sticks and pencils, colors blend and
mix easily, smudge easily, fixative will change color but can be used, can create layers by
using fixative, works better on rough surfaces, pastels better for bigger drawings
,dry media: wax crayons and oil pastels - ANSWER wide range of quality price shapes and colors,
easily blended/mixed, oil solvents can be used with stiff bristle brushes, easily smudged, not
easily erased, errors scraped with single edged blade, better on rough surfaces
dry media: colored pencils - ANSWER wax binder, variety of brands, softer leads allow for wider
range of contrast, harder keeps sharp points longer for intricate detail, prismacolor makes
round, soft pencils and verithin hard pencils, wax bloom (fogging) develops in dark areas, buff
and spray with fixative to correct
dry media: watercolor pencils - ANSWER water-soluble pencils used with wet brushes or dry, no
fixative required, wide range of colors
dry media tool: blending stumps and tortillions - ANSWER pointed, rolled paper tools
for blending
dry media tool: chamois - ANSWER animal hide rag for lifting vine charcoal or blending
tonal areas
dry media tool: eraser shield - ANSWER thin metal template with cut out shapes laid on top of
a drawing to mask edges, creates sharply defined erased areas
dry media tool: kneaded eraser - ANSWER gray or blue, shaped by hand, useful for
lightening blemishes and softening lines, good for working subtractively with vine charcoal
dry media tool: art gum eraser - ANSWER yellowish eraser that removes soft markings
dry media tool: plastic stick eraser - ANSWER denser white plastic that comes in string-pull or
mechanical form, can be sharpened with a knife and works well for stubborn marks
dry media tool: pink pearl eraser - ANSWER standard, general use pink rubber eraser
, dry media tool: dry cleaning pad - ANSWER small cheesecloth sack filled with powder
that removes dirt and smudges from drawings
dry media tool: mahlstick - ANSWER dowel about 36 inches long used as a bridge so your hand
doesn't smudge the drawing
dry media tool: exacto knife - ANSWER scrape drawing, sharpen pencils and erasers
dry media tool: fixative spray - ANSWER transparent varnish in aerosol cans sprayed over
drawings to keep from smudging, workable fixatives allow most drawing media to be layered
on top of sprayed areas
wet media - ANSWER generally non-erasable, light pencil underdrawing established first when
more control is desired, wide range of tools can be used
wet media: India ink - ANSWER black carbon in stick and liquid, waterproof and non-waterproof
wet media: sumi ink - ANSWER solid block or stick, rubbed with water on an ink stone to
produce intensities
wet media: bistre - ANSWER prepared from brown tar solution created by boiling wood soot
wet media: sepia - ANSWER prepared from protective brownish-black fluid contained in sacs of
squid
wet media: colored inks - ANSWER made of fugitive (impermanent) dyes or
permanent pigments
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