RBSE SS Drawing flashcards
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- Element: Line
- A mark with length and direction. Contour lines define edges, cross-contour lines describe volume across a surface, and hatching lines build value.
- Value scale
- An ordered grey scale from white to black, usually 7 or 9 steps. It is used to judge and reproduce tonal relationships in a drawing.
- Cross-hatching
- Two or more sets of parallel lines crossing at angles. Overlapping sets darken the area progressively and model form without smudging.
- Five zones of light
- Highlight, mid-tone, core shadow, reflected light, and cast shadow. Together they describe how a three-dimensional form receives light.
- Horizon line
- The line where sky meets ground in a view; it equals the viewer's eye level. All vanishing points in linear perspective lie on it.
- Two-point perspective
- A perspective system with two vanishing points on the horizon, used when a vertical edge of the object faces the viewer, as with a corner view.
- Rule of thirds
- A composition guide dividing the frame into a 3×3 grid. Placing focal elements near grid intersections produces more dynamic balance than centring.
- Atmospheric perspective
- A depth cue where distant forms become lighter, cooler, lower in contrast, and less detailed because of intervening atmosphere.
- Ellipse in perspective
- A circle viewed at an angle appears as an ellipse. Its minor axis aligns with the object's axis, and its roundness depends on eye level.
- Sight measuring
- Comparing proportions by holding a pencil at arm's length, marking one unit, and relating every other length to that unit.
- Occlusion shadow
- The darkest part of a cast shadow, located where an object touches the surface. It anchors the object and prevents it from appearing to float.
- Specular highlight
- The brightest spot on a shiny surface where light reflects directly to the eye. It follows the light source and shifts with the viewer's position.
- Line of action
- An imaginary continuous line tracing the main gesture or thrust of a figure. It is established first in quick gesture drawings.
- Figure canon
- A proportion system in which an adult standing figure measures about seven and a half head-lengths from crown to heel.
- Contrapposto
- A pose with weight on one leg, tilting the pelvis up on that side and the shoulders down, creating an S-curve through the body.
- Foreshortening
- The apparent compression of a form pointing toward or away from the viewer, drawn with overlapping shapes and shortened lengths.
- Memory drawing
- Drawing a subject after it is removed from view, relying on observed proportions, shapes, and relationships stored in visual memory.
- Complementary colours
- Pairs opposite on the colour wheel: red–green, yellow–violet, blue–orange. Mixed, they neutralise; adjacent, they intensify each other.
- Simultaneous contrast
- The effect where a colour's appearance shifts according to its surround - appearing lighter on dark ground and darker on light ground.
- Analogous scheme
- A colour scheme using hues adjacent on the colour wheel, such as blue, blue-green, and green. It gives harmony with low contrast.
- Local colour
- The inherent hue of an object under neutral light, before reflected light, shadow tint, or atmosphere modify its appearance.
- Ajanta paintings
- Buddhist mural cycles in Maharashtra caves, dated roughly 2nd century BCE to 6th century CE, using contour, shading, and expressive gaze.
- Nataraja bronze
- A Chola-period lost-wax bronze of Shiva as lord of dance, framed by a ring of flame, with drum and fire in the upper hands.
- Bengal School
- An early twentieth-century Indian movement led by Abanindranath Tagore that revived wash technique and Mughal-Rajput miniature idioms against academic naturalism.
- Raja Ravi Varma
- A nineteenth-century Indian painter who used European oil techniques and naturalistic modelling for Hindu mythological subjects, widely reproduced as prints.
- Tenebrism
- A Baroque technique of extreme light-dark contrast, with figures emerging from deep shadow, associated with Caravaggio and his followers.
- Cubism
- An early twentieth-century movement, led by Picasso and Braque, that fractured subjects into multiple viewpoints on a single plane.
- Impressionism
- A French movement from the 1870s using broken colour, visible brushwork, and plein-air observation to capture transient light effects.
- Phad painting
- A Rajasthan scroll tradition from Shahpura depicting Pabuji and Devnarayan, using flat figures, bold outlines, and natural pigments on cloth.
- Pichhwai
- A large painted cloth hanging from Nathdwara, showing Shrinathji and Krishna-lila scenes, used as a temple backdrop.
- Madhubani painting
- A Mithila folk tradition from Bihar using double-line outlines, dense filling of space, natural dyes, and mythological or fertility themes.
- Portfolio labelling
- Recording title, medium, support size, and date on each work, with consistent margins and matting, so a reviewer can identify every piece.