Basic DrawingOnline version Match the words with the meaning. by Sue Fries 1 basic drawing vocabulary 2 Group 2 3 definitions 4 Group 4 Countour drawings Gesture drawings Expressive drawing Perspective Horizon line Vanishing point Parallel perspective Oblique perspective Aerial perspective drawings that show outlines or edges of an object are used to show movement. Gesture drawings don’t show outlines or details. the use of lines and angles to create the illusion of three-dimensional forms on a two-dimensional surface. an imaginary horizontal line parallel to the viewer’s eyes. (also called the eye level line) the apparent or imaginary meeting point of all lines perpendicular to the horizon line. one point perspective where one vanishing point is used and vertical lines meet at that single vanishing point two point perspective where two vanishing points are used and horizontal lines meet at one or the other of the two vanishing points and vertical lines are parallel. three point perspective where objects are viewed at an extreme downward angle and three vanishing points are used. these are non-representational drawings that use the elements of design such as line, value and shape to create or express a feeling or mood.