Art Vocab

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  1. 3. stiff, sticky fine-grained earth, typically yellow, red, or bluish-gray in color and often forming an impermeable layer in the soil. It can be molded when wet, and is dried and baked to make bricks, pottery, and ceramics.
  2. 5. porous black solid, consisting of an amorphous form of carbon, obtained as a residue when wood, bone, or other organic matter is heated in the absence of air.
  3. 6. instrument for drawing circles and arcs and measuring distances between points, consisting of two arms linked by a movable joint, one arm ending in a point and the other usually carrying a pencil or pen.
  4. 8. art or process of producing etched plates or objects.
  5. 9. soft white limestone (calcium carbonate) formed from the skeletal remains of sea creatures.
  6. 11. action of mixing or combining things together.
  7. 13. method (originally used in Java) of producing colored designs on textiles by dyeing them, having first applied wax to the parts to be left undyed.
  8. 14. painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries.
  9. 16. fine art and technical drawing) shading with closely drawn parallel lines.
  10. 19. implement with a handle, consisting of bristles, hair, or wire set into a block, used for cleaning or scrubbing, applying a liquid or powder to a surface, arranging the hair, or other purposes.
  11. 20. plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is built or made.
  12. 21. simple drawing showing the features of its subjects in a humorously exaggerated way, especially a satirical one in a newspaper or magazine.
  13. 22. visible shape or configuration of something.
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  1. 1. long-bladed hand tool with a beveled cutting edge and a plain handle that is struck with a hammer or mallet, used to cut or shape wood, stone, metal, or other hard materials.
  2. 2. strong, coarse unbleached cloth made from hemp, flax, cotton, or a similar yarn, used to make items such as sails and tents and as a surface for oil painting.
  3. 4. piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric on to a backing.
  4. 5. object made by pouring molten metal or other material into a mold.
  5. 7. photographs, or other nontextual material prepared for inclusion in a publication.
  6. 10. person who produces paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby.
  7. 11. Artist's Bridge is a ruler like instrument used by artists to support and steady the hand movements. It is also used to clear the working surface.
  8. 12. or represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form.
  9. 15. various branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, literature, and dance.
  10. 17. hard compound of plaster of Paris or whiting in glue, used in sculpture or as a base for gilding or painting on wood.
  11. 18. (a hard material) in order to produce an object, design, or inscription.
  12. 22. thin flexible strip of plastic or other material coated with light-sensitive emulsion for exposure in a camera, used to produce photographs or motion pictures.