Drawing – 02025 – .5 credits

9-12 Grade

Students can take twice and earn up to 1 credit – lessons will be adjusted 

Drawing focuses on drawing. In keeping with this attention on two- dimensional work, students typically work with several media (such as pen-and-ink, pencil, chalk, and so on), but some courses may focus on only one method.

Lesson Outline

1. Contour Line
2. Layered Ribbon
3. Still Life – Metaphorical Self-Portrait
4. Grid Drawing
5. Multi-views
6. Hand Surrealism
7. Reality vs. Fantasy
8. Anime Portraits

2D Two-Dimensional: Having length and width
Drawing: a picture, image, etc., that is made by making lines on a surface with a pencil, pen, marker,
chalk, etc., but usually not with paint.
Sketches: quick drawing focused on major details
Thumbnail Sketch: a tiny sketch
Blending: a shading technique in which the artist rubs from dark areas of a
drawing to light areas to create a gradual change in the lightness or darkness of a color
Medium (plural: media): materials artists use to create an artwork

• Graphite Pencil: an instrument for writing or drawing, consisting of a thin stick of graphite
enclosed in a long thin piece of wood or fixed in a metal or plastic case.
B- black, (a softer graphite)
H- hard (a harder graphite)
F- fine point (hard graphite)
HB- in the middle (equivalent to a No. 2 pencil)
• Pastels: a crayon made of powdered pigments bound with gum or resin.
• Crayon: a stick of colored wax that is used for drawing
• Oil pastels: a painting and drawing medium in stick form from a mixture of pigments, non-drying
oil, and wax binder; also called oil crayon
• Colored pencil: a wax based medium in varied colors.
Layer: to form or arrange parts or pieces of something on top of each
other: to form or arrange (something) in layers; adds richness and depth to color
• Ink: a colored fluid used for writing, drawing, printing, or duplicating.
Stippling: This technique uses patterns of dots to create and make gradual changes in the lightness or
darkness of a color.
Cross Hatching: Shading effect created by using parallel lines. The lines go in two different directions.
The artist makes hatched lines, then crosses those lines with another set of lines.
Hatching: created by drawing closely spaced, parallel lines. When the lines are close together, they
create a dark area. When they are farther apart, they create a lighter area.
Scribbling/Scumbling: controlled tiny, squiggly, circular lines; used to create shading.
Nib: the pointed end part of a pen, which distributes the ink on the writing surface
• Charcoal: black, chalk-like, carbon based material obtained by heating wood or other organic
substances in the absence of air; used for mark-making, usually in stick or pencil form.
Vine: made from sections of grape vine and willow branches respectively, which have been burnt to a
precise degree of hardness.
Compressed: made of powdered charcoal held together with a binder of gum or wax.
Tortillon/Blending Stump: cylindrical drawing tool, tapered at the ends and usually made of rolled
paper, used by artists to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal, Conté crayon, pencil or other
drawing utensils.
Kneaded Eraser: (putty rubber) usually made of a grey or white pliable material and resembles putty
or gum. It functions by adsorbing and “picking up” graphite and charcoal particles.
Fixative: is a liquid, similar to varnish, which is usually sprayed over a finished piece of artwork, usually
a dry media artwork, to better preserve it and prevent smudging.
Printmaking: is a process of transferring an image or words from one surface to another.
• Monoprint: a printing process in which an image is carved into the surface of a plate and
transferred from the painted or inked surface onto a sheet of paper. Monoprinting usually involves
creating one unique print instead of many.
• Print: a picture or design printed from a block or plate or copied from a painting by photography.
Edition: In printmaking, an edition is a number of prints struck from one plate, usually at the same
time.
Limited Edition: The original print is usually produced as a limited number of impressions, another
word for print. The term for this group of prints is the edition.
Artist Proof: at least in theory, an impression of a print taken in the printmaking process to see the
current printing state of a plate while the plate (or stone, or woodblock) is being worked on by the artist.

Relief: made from a design that is raised from a flat background, usually a wood or linoleum block. Ink
is applied to the raised surfaces, paper or another material is pressed down on the print to leave an
image.
Intaglio: the artist scratches lines into a smooth metal plate. After the ink is rubbed into the grooves
and the surface of the plate is wiped clean, artists use a printing press to transfer the ink from the
grooves onto the paper.
Serigraph/Stencil: or silkscreen, printing process, artists use stencils to overlap colors. A stenciled
image is placed on a fine screen mounted to a frame. The print is made by pulling ink across the
screen, transferring the image to the paper below.
Linocut: relief printmaking technique in which the image is carved into a soft linoleum surface
Press: machine that uses pressure to create prints in relief printmaking
Block: in printmaking, a piece of thick, flat material, with a design on its surface, used to print repeated
impressions of that design.
Plate: what a block is called in etching and engraving (metal).
Tray: surface where you mix and roll ink before applying to block/plate.
Ink (verb): Apply ink onto the plate/block surface.
Brayer: A small, hand-held rubber roller used to spread printing ink evenly on a surface before printing.
Baren: a tool used for hand printing, typically a plastic disc wrapped in bamboo bark
Gouge/Linoleum Cutter: in relief printing, a tool for clearing non-image areas from a block of wood or
linoleum
Nib: pointed metal ends that attach to the gouge for different styles of cuts.
Paint: a colored substance that is spread over a surface and dries to leave a thin decorative or protective
coating.
• Acrylic: Acrylic paint is a fast-drying paint made of pigment suspended in acrylic polymer
emulsion. Acrylic paints are water-soluble, but become water-resistant when dry.
• Tempera: come in liquid and powder form and in brilliant hues. They dry quickly developing a dull,
chalky appearance when dry.
• Watercolor: paints that are transparent that come in tubes or pans
• Oil: a slow-drying oil-based paint good for blending, not water-soluble
Hard Edge: a shape defined by a definite edge or line
Soft Edge: a shape defined by a blurred edge or line
Opaque: not able to be seen through; not transparent
Translucent: (of a substance) allowing light, transparent; easily seen through
Wash: a thin layer of paint spread over a large area
Color Mixing
Overlapping: parts extend over so as to cover partly
Brush Care: Regular and proper brush cleaning is key to ensuring that your
brushes last a long time.
Palette: flat surface used to hold paints
Brushes: brush for applying paint
Brush Size: the larger to number to large the brush
Flat brush
Round brush
Digital Art: is an artistic work or practice that uses digital technology as an essential part of the creative or
presentation process.

• Photographic Imagery: a picture in which an image is focused onto film or other light-sensitive
material and then made visible and permanent by chemical treatment, or stored digitally.
Zoom: A feature on a camera that makes objects appear to be closer to the viewer
Exposure: amount of light reaching a photographic surface
Flash: a brief burst of light
Focus: having clear, visual definition
Depth of Field: distance between the nearest and furthest objects in an image
Cropping: removal of parts of an image
Framing: bring focus to the subject
• Computer Generated Imagery (CGI): is the application of the field of computer graphics (or more
specifically, 3D computer graphics) to special effects. CGI is used in films, television programs
and commercials, and in printed media.
• .JPEG: (Joint Photographic Experts Group) a format for compressing image files.
• Digital Animation: Computer animation, or CGI animation, is the process used for generating
animated images. The more general term computer-generated imagery encompasses both static
scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to the moving images.
• GIF: (graphic interchange format) a lossless format for image files that supports both animated
and static images.
• Pixel: tiny squares or dots of color, storing them in the cameras memory
• Graphic Design: the art or skill of combining text and pictures in advertisements, magazines, or
books.
Mixed Media: The use of 2 or more different mediums to create an artwork
Collage: sticking various materials onto a backing (less than 3 inches JR VASE)
ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY
• Appropriation: the use of pre existing objects or images with little or no transformation applied to
them
• Avocational: interests towards hobbies
• Copyright: form of protection legally provided for original works or ideas
• Composition: placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art
Rule of thirds: aligning a subject with the guidelines and their intersecting points
Focal point: element that pulls the viewers eye and is the main focus
Emphasis: Principle of art that creates a focal point
• Critique: review or examine something critically
• Etiquette: expected code of polite behavior in society or among members of a group
• Exhibition: a place in which art objects meet an audience
• Portfolio: an edited collection of the artists best artwork that showcases their styles and methods
• Public domain: intellectual property laws such as copyright, trademark, or patent are not
protected
• Subject matter: what you want the focus to be on, usually in the foreground, has the most details
Fantasy: magical or other supernatural themes, ideas, creatures, or settings
Landscape: natural scenery in a wide view arranged in a coherent composition
Seascape: artwork of the sea Portrait- the face and its expression are the focus
Cityscape: city or urban area (city landscape)
KISD ART CURRICULUM: MS and HS

Narrative: art that tells a story
Message: main point of the story being told
Symbol: picture or shape that has a particular meaning
Still-life: inanimate subject matter depicting natural and/or manmade objects
Abstract: does not depict a person, place, or thing in the natural world
Non objective: abstract or nonrepresentational art
Representational: figurative art that references objects or events in the real world
Universal themes: ideas that apply to anyone regardless of cultural differences or geographic location
Venue: a place people can gather
Portfolio: a collection of student artwork, either digital or physical
Breadth: a wide range of artworks created using various media and themes
Concentration: a collection of artwork that is similar in either media or theme