A good answer might be:

Yes, usually. Artists make sketches and small preliminary drawings before starting on a big project.

Plan for a Picture

When planning to use Java to draw a picture, it is useful to have a sketch on graph paper. Here is a picuture laid out on graph paper:


 

QUESTION 2:

Say that you decide to make a picture that is 350 pixels wide by 250 pixels high. (Mentally) label the grid lines of the graph paper in the above.