FACE.—One of the plane surfaces of a solid; it may be bounded by straight or curved edges.
FINISHING.—Completing a drawing whose lines have been determined by erasing unnecessary lines and strengthening and accentuating where this is needed.
FORESHORTENING.—Apparent decrease in length, owing to objects being viewed obliquely; thus a wheel, when seen obliquely, instead of appearing round, presents the appearance of an ellipse.
FREE-HAND.—Executed by the hand unaided by instruments.
GENERATED.—Produced by.
GEOMETRIC.—According to geometry.
HALF-TINT.—The shading produced by means of parallel equidistant lines.
HEMISPHERE.—Half a sphere obtained by bisecting a sphere by a plane.
HORIZONTAL.—Parallel to the surface of smooth water. In drawing, a line drawn parallel to the top and bottom of the sheet is called horizontal.
INSCRIBE.—See [circumscribe]—its opposite.