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Erasers are useful tools when drawing.

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Drawing develops observation and control. Practise line, tone, shading and proportion, and learn how artists use materials and techniques to record ideas clearly and creatively.

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Fascinating Fact:

Negative space is the shape around and between objects. Drawing negative space can help improve accuracy, especially with complex outlines.

In KS3 Art and Design, drawing is used to explore ideas, build skills, and communicate what you see or imagine. You learn to control tools, test materials, and refine work by reviewing accuracy, clarity, and overall impact.

  • Line quality: The look of a line, such as thick, thin, smooth, broken, or sketchy, which can suggest texture and movement.
  • Proportion: The size relationship between parts of a drawing, helping objects look realistic and balanced.
  • Tone: How light or dark something is, used to create contrast and make shapes look three-dimensional.
What are the key drawing skills in KS3 Art and Design?

Key KS3 drawing skills include careful observation, controlling line and tone, understanding proportion, and using shading to show form, depth, and contrast.

How do I improve my shading in drawing?

Improve shading by using a range of tones, pressing lightly for pale marks and harder for dark marks, and blending gradually so the change from light to dark looks smooth.

What is proportion in drawing and why does it matter?

Proportion means keeping parts the right size compared with each other. It matters because correct proportions make drawings look believable and help the viewer understand what they are seeing.

1 .
Many fields outside of art, such as science or technology, also produce drawings. These may be referred to as what?
Technical drawings
Line drawings
Telling drawings
Confident drawings
Plans of buildings, machinery, circuitry and other things are often called "drawings" even when they have been transferred to another medium by printing
2 .
What are hatching and cross-hatching?
Ways of drawing onto wood
Religious diagrams
Drawings of baby chicks
Groups of parallel lines in differing directions
Pen and ink drawings often use hatching. Cross-hatching uses hatching in two or more different directions to create a darker tone
3 .
30,000-year-old cave drawings done by early man depict simple objects and concepts. What are they known as?
Cartoons
Sketches
Charts
Pictograms
Early drawings were used to communicate before written language existed. The drawings gradually became more sophisticated leading to the development of written language
4 .
Before paper was widely available, what other medium may have been used for drawing?
Leather
Parchment
Cotton
Leaves
12th century monks in European monasteries used intricate drawings to prepare illustrated, illuminated manuscripts on parchment
5 .
Why is an eraser useful to an artist when drawing?
To save using more than one piece of paper
To correct mistakes and create lighter areas
To look professional
To keep pencils straight
Erasers can remove unwanted lines, lighten tones, and clean up stray marks. Some erasers are very soft and are useful for cleaning up an image
6 .
Why might an artist use masking fluid in a drawing?
To hide the finished drawing from rivals
To make a work look more mysterious
To add extra details
To keep one area of the drawing clean
Sometimes the artist leaves a section of the image untouched while filling in the remainder. The shape of the area to preserve can be painted with masking fluid, protecting it until the artist has finished
7 .
Why is shading important in a drawing?
To bring realism to the drawing
To keep the drawing out of the sun
To add an element of fun
To use new techniques
Careful shading produces an impression of reflected light, shadows and highlights and can result in a very realistic image
8 .
Which of the following is not a dry drawing medium?
Charcoal
Markers
Pencils
Pastels
Markers are wet drawing media. So are pens and inks
9 .
Which of the following is not a pencil grade?
1H
4B
3H
HB
H is the beginning of the 'hard' scale, there is no 1H
10 .
What is the name for a quick, unrefined drawing?
A skit
A scratch
A screech
A sketch
An artist may make many sketches to work out finer details for a project
Author:  Angela Smith (Primary School Teacher & KS1 Quiz Writer)

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