Question

11. Answer the following question in 1-2 complete sentences.

Explain the difference between the vanishing point and the vantage point.

12. Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences.

A realistic painting of a still life of flowers on a dark background.
What form of art is this an example of? Where is this artist from?


13. Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences.

Explain the difference between actual texture and implied texture. In art, where is actual texture most often found, and where is implied texture found?

14. Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences.

Creating a rubbing will help you understand how texture is an effective skill for artists. List the steps you would take to create a rubbing.

15. Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences.

A man and woman hold a child in the foreground. In the background are several nude people.
Above is a piece by Michelangelo, called The Holy Family. Explain the term modeling in art and why Michelangelo was considered a master of modeling.

Answer 1

11. The vanishing point is a point on the picture plane (usually on the horizon line) where parallel lines appear to converge in linear perspective; the vantage point is the viewer’s position or eye-level relative to the scene from which the perspective is constructed.

12. This is an example of a still life painting — a realistic depiction of inanimate objects (in this case, flowers) arranged for pictorial study. Many famous dark-background floral still lifes come from Dutch Golden Age painters of the 17th century, so artists working in that tradition are often from the Netherlands, although artists from many countries also paint in this style.

13. Actual texture (tactile texture) is the real, physical surface quality you can feel, while implied texture is an illusion of texture created with marks, shading, or brushwork. Actual texture is most often found in sculpture, collage, and heavily worked paint surfaces (impasto), whereas implied texture is found on two-dimensional works like drawings and paintings.

14. To create a rubbing, place a sheet of paper over a textured surface and secure it so it won’t shift, then hold the paper taut. Use the side of a soft pencil, crayon, or charcoal and gently rub across the paper so the raised parts of the surface show through; vary pressure to reveal different values and preserve edges by holding the paper steady.

15. Modeling in art is the use of light and shadow (gradations of tone) to describe form and make shapes appear three-dimensional. Michelangelo was considered a master of modeling because of his deep understanding of anatomy and his ability to render strong, sculptural forms with convincing volume and weight, giving his painted and carved figures a lifelike presence.