Visual Arts

Related to vision or sight. Visual art is to perceive as a picture in the mind rather than as an abstract idea. A photograph, drawing or painting are our youths areas of concentration to date. One chapter has included in modern times as a “Best Practice” Program to include videography.

Drawing is a means of making an image, using any of a wide variety of tools and techniques. It generally involves making marks on a surface by applying pressure from a tool, or moving a tool across a surface. Common tools are graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoals, pastels, and markers. Digital tools, which can simulate the effects of these, are also used. The main techniques used in drawing are: line drawing, hatching, crosshatching, random hatching, scribbling, stippling, and blending. An artist who excels in drawing is referred to as a draftswoman or draughtsman. Drawings are used to create comics and animation for example.