Creating in 2D & 3D: Media, Techniques & Craftsmanship
Creating in 2D & 3D: Media, Techniques & Craftsmanship is one of 9 topics in the Grade 8 Creative Arts CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Which of these is a "dry" drawing medium?
Charcoal
Ink
Tempera paint
Dye
Answer: Charcoal — Charcoal is a dry medium, drawn directly onto paper. Ink, tempera paint and dye are wet media, usually applied with a brush.
Easy
2. What do we call any way you apply a drawing or painting tool to a surface, like dots, dashes, or scribbles?
Mark-making
Modelling
Scoring
Wash
Answer: Mark-making — Mark-making is the general term for any way a tool is applied to create marks on a surface.
Medium
3. Name the technique that uses criss-crossing lines to build up dark tone in a drawing.
Answer: cross-hatching — Cross-hatching uses criss-crossing lines layered over each other to build up areas of dark tone.
