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- 2. color, or opaque watercolor, is one type of watermedia, paint consisting of natural pigment, water, a binding agent (usually gum arabic or dextrin), and sometimes additional inert material.
- 5. sculpture technique in which figures and/or other design elements are just barely more prominent than the (overall flat) background.
- 9. an attribute of our perception which is mainly influenced by a colour's lightness.
- 10. method of making prints from a metal plate, usually copper, into which the design has been incised by acid.
- 14. tempera-a permanent, fast-drying painting medium consisting of colored pigments mixed with a water-soluble binder medium, usually glutinous material such as egg yolk.
- 15. material (such as a drawing or photograph) prepared for reproduction in printed matter
- 17. form of dry art medium made of finely ground organic materials that are held together by a gum or wax binder or produced without the use of binders by eliminating the oxygen inside the material during the production process.
- 18. of drawing with chalk, a prepared natural stone or earth substance that is usually available in black
- 19. Carve-the act of using tools to shape something from a material by scraping away portions of that material.
- 22. artist's way of using elements of art, principles of design, and media.
- 23. represent by or as if by a picture
- 24. important art supply to get your canvas ready for painting
- 25. technique of an art production, primarily used in the visual arts, where the artwork is made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole.
- 27. paintbrush is a brush used to apply paint or sometimes ink. A paintbrush is usually made by clamping the bristles to a handle with a ferrule.
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- 1. natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminium: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- 3. edges of shapes or colours one into the other in order to create a seamless gradation from one to the next
- 4. a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold
- 6. drawing-a type of parietal art (which category also includes hieroglyphs, or engravings), found on the wall or ceilings of caves.
- 7. heat or burn in” (enkaustikos). Heat is used throughout the process, from melting the beeswax and varnish to fusing the layers of wax.
- 8. artistic form or medium usually created on a defined substrate that consists of three-dimensional elements projecting out of or from the substrate.
- 11. bridge-a ruler like instrument used by artists to support and steady the hand movements.
- 12. that does not attempt to represent external reality, but seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colours, and textures.
- 13. fine parallel lines drawn closely together to create the illusion of shade or texture in a drawing
- 16. large sheet of paper or card.
- 20. technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid, or wet lime plaster.
- 21. Chisel- a "resist" process for making designs on fabric. The artist uses wax to prevent dye from penetrating the cloth, leaving "blank" areas in the dyed fabric.
- 26. gallery-a room or building for the display or sale of works of art.