Across
- 1. a rough outline or drawing showing the main features of something
- 4. a term used to describe work by untrained artists
- 5. the material used to make a work of art. Examples include oil, watercolor, pencil, pen and ink, tempera, and pastel
- 7. art that does not attempt to represent the appearance of objects, real or imaginary. ACTION: a way of painting by splashing and dripping paint with energetic movements.
- 9. a subtractive method of sculpture; taking away wood or stone
- 10. in a scene or artwork, the part that seems closest to the viewer
- 12. generally defined as art produced during the second half of the 20th century.
- 13. a large painting or artwork, generally designed for and created on the wall or ceiling of a public building
- 15. the measurement of light and darkness in a work of art
- 16. refers to the common name of the color such as red or green
- 18. the part of a picture that appears to be farthest away from the viewer
- 20. a technique for creating the illusion of depth on a 2-D surface
- 23. equilibrium in a composition, either symmetrical or asymmetrical
- 24. mark in paint made by a brush
- 25. character studies that usually exaggerate one or more features
- 27. natural forms changed by geometrical reduction
- 28. a style of painting that seeks to represent the momentary effects of sunlight on color. LANDSCAPE: the scenery of an inland area, a painting or drawing of the land or natural environment
- 31. a picture of a person or images that portray a person
- 32. a statue or 3-D work of art
- 33. wall paintings made by painting onto wet plaster
Down
- 2. a strong cloth which many artists have used as a surface for painting
- 3. a tray or board on which colors of paint are mixed. Also, the set of colors used by an artist in a painting
- 6. a type of paint made from a mixture of powdered pigments (colors) with a binder and water.
- 8. a design or picture created by imbedding stones or pieces of glass on a floor, vault or wall
- 9. a work of art created by arranging and gluing assorted materials onto a flat surface
- 11. the painting of feelings, sometimes with recognizable images, often totally abstract
- 14. the placement of forms, shapes, colors, and light and dark areas in a work of art.
- 17. thick, water-based paints
- 19. the use of light and shadow to create a focal point or mood
- 21. the relationship of one object to another in size, shape, number or degree
- 22. a support for an artist's canvas during painting
- 23. the transition of color from one tone to another; for example, in a sky
- 26. any color mixed with white
- 29. a 20th-century art movement which used bizarre, dream-like images.
- 30. any color mixed with black