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Name different types of pencils.
7H(hard) to 7B(black)
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What type of pencil should be used for formal drawing?
2H or 3H
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What type of pencil is best for sketching?
HB or B
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What type of paper is popular in schools?
Cartridge/photocopying paper.
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How is paper best described as?
Its size, weight and thickness.
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What are the two main types of marker pens?
Water based and spirit based.
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Describe water based marker pens.
They are cheap, easy to use and are usualy strong colours.
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Describe spirit based marker pens.
More expensive, and have standard colours and tones.
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Why is the tip of a pen bullet or chisel shaped?
For a thin line, and for wider lines about 6mm.
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What type of paper is reccomended when using marker pens?
Bleed proof paper.
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What CAD programs can be used for sketching?
Microsoft draw, 2D designer, ProDesktop, SolidWorks, and AutoSketch.
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What do enhancements improve when used in sketches?
Thin/thick lines, tonal shading, colour and texture.
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Name the grades of pencil leds.
H, HB, B
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Why is colour used?
Make skecthes stand out and attract attention to features.
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Why is texture used?
Helps add effect to sketches, they can be added with lines or colour.
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What is an adavantage of isometric paper?
It enables you to have text going forwards, backwards or at different angles.
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What is a grid?
A boxed framework to help draw shapes.
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What is underlay?
A ruled pattern that assists when drawing 3D shapes.
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What does isometric mean?
A 30 degree angular grid.
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State the primary colours.
Red, Yellow and Blue.
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How are secondary colours made?
By mixing two primary colours together. ( Orange, green and purple ) These mix to make tertiary colours.
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If two colours are at opposite ends of the colour wheel what are they?
Contrasting Colours.
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Whats is meant by the term " Hue "?
The depth of colour seen in an image. This is effected by the amount of tone.
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What is meant by the term " tone "?
This dictates the amount of light or black in a picture. Effecting the depth (hue).
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What are the main factors taken into account when choosing paper or board?
Cost, finish, strength, brightness(whiteness), thickness.
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What is the unit used when paper is sold by weight?
Grams per square metre (gsm)
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Describe what newsprint is.
Its weight is 50 gsm, it is cheap, lightweight and uncoated, it is used for newspapers and it is cheap.
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Describe what layout paper is.
Its weight is 60 gsm, it is thin and slightly translucent, it is used for sketching and tracing and it is relatively cheap.
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Describe what traceing paper is.
Its weight is 70 gsm, it is transparent, it is used for tracing, and it is relatively cheap.
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Describe what sugar paper is.
It is 90 gsm
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