Visual Art Paper 2 (Essay) WASSCE (SC), 2023

Question 1

 

  1. Explain shading in art.
  2. List any two examples of shading.
  3. State any five functions of perspective in art.

Observation

 

A large number of candidates attempted this question and performed above average. They were expected to respond to the question thus:

 

  1. Shading in art
    • It is a technique of representing 3-dimensional object on a 2-dimensional surface.
    • It is used to effect usual texture in drawing and painting.
    • Shading is the technique of showing light and dark in a work of art.
    • It is used to give a feeling of recession, solidity and depth to artworks.
    • Shading helps the artwork to look real and natural.
    • Shading helps in creating the illusion of depth on paper.
    • It is the representation of the different values of colour or light and darkness in a work of art.
    • It is a term relating to drawing.

 

  1. Examples of shading
    • Hatching/strokes.
    • Cross-hatching.
    • Blurring.
    • Smudging.
    • Wolly.
    • Rubbing.
    • Pointillism.
    • Contour.
    • Hatching.
    • Scribbling.        

                                         

  1. Functions of perspective in art
    • Perspective drawing is a science of vision by which the artist can create the appearance of depth and distance on a two dimensional flat surface.
    • It is the technique that an artist uses to depict objects as they appear to the eye of the observer.
    • Perspective enables the artist to achieve a 3-dimensional effect in drawing and painting.
    • Perspective is the technique representing the true appearance of an object from a specific view point on a flat plane.
    • Objects near to the artist/observer appear big, while those of the same size that are far appear smaller.
    • It is the representation of 3-dimensional images on a 2-dimensional picture plane.
    • It helps to show the eyes level or varnishing point.
    • It helps to depict foreshortening in drawing and painting.
    • It helps us not to represent objects or scenes as they are imagined to be.