Drawing Skills & Visual Language: Line, Tone & Form
Drawing Skills & Visual Language: Line, Tone & Form is one of 9 topics in the Grade 10 Design 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 drawing technique uses a series of roughly parallel lines drawn closely together to build up tone?
Hatching
Stippling
Sidestrokes
Crosshatching
Answer: Hatching — Hatching is a technique in which a series of roughly parallel lines are drawn closely together; the closer and more numerous the lines, the darker the resulting tone.
Easy
2. Which drawing technique creates tone and texture entirely through many small dots placed close together or spaced apart?
Stippling
Hatching
Sidestrokes
Crosshatching
Answer: Stippling — Stippling creates tone and texture entirely through dots: dots placed close together produce a darker area, while more widely spaced dots produce a lighter area.
Medium
3. Name the drawing technique that layers a second set of parallel lines over a first set at an angle, producing an even darker tone than the first technique alone.
Answer: crosshatching — Crosshatching builds on hatching by layering a second set of parallel lines over the first at an angle, creating a darker, richer tone especially useful for deep shadow areas.
