Visual Art Paper 2 (Essay) Aug./Sept. 2022

Question 1

 

 

(a) Define the term drawing.

 

(b) Draw a teacup using pointillism as your shading technique.

 

(c) State any four steps taken in stretching a paper for a wash drawing.

                               

Observation

Candidates’ performance was excellent. The question was attempted by most of the candidates. They were expected to respond to the question thus:


(a)                    Definition of the term drawing
-           It is the art of representing a sketch/picture/diagram using lines with
legible materials like chalk, pencil, crayon, pen, pastel, ink, oil, acrylic and
charcoal.
-           It is a sketch/picture/diagram made with a pencil, pen, crayon, charcoal or any other instrument that can make a mark rather than painting.
-           It is a form of visual art in which a person uses various drawing instruments to mark paper or any other surface.
-           It is the art or technique of producing images on a surface, usually on paper by means of marks, using inks, graphite, chalk, charcoal or crayon.

(b)                    Drawing of teacup using pointillism as the shading technique

 

 

(c)                    Four steps taken in stretching a paper for a wash drawing
-           Get ready the paper, paper tape, cutting tool, water and board.
-           Cut the paper to size.
-           Wet the boards surface with water.
-           Paste the wet paper on the wet board.
-           Dress the wet paper/spread the wet paper to eliminate air bubbles.

-           Once the wet paper is completely flat without bubbles use a paper

tape to tape the edges.
-           Allow to dry.