Details Title: Chapter 3 & 4 Vocab Description: art terms Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 06/01/2006 17:50:28		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Art/Design Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term art medium Definition a material used to create a work of art Term binder Definition a liquid that holds together the grains of pigment Term gesture drawing Definition moving a drawing medium quickly and freely over a surface to capture the form and actions of a subject Term intaglio Definition a printmaking tecqnique in which the image to be printed is cut or scratched into a surface Term perception Definition an awareness of the elements of an environment by means of the senses Term pigment Definition a finely ground powder that gives paint its color Term printmaking Definition transferring an image from an inked surface Term sculpture Definition a three dimensional work of art Term solvent Definition a liquid used to control the thickness of thiness Term abstract Definition having a recognizable subject that is shown in an unrealistic manner Term aesthetics Definition the study of the nature of beauty and art Term aesthetic view Definition an idea or school of thought on what is most important in a work of art Term art critic Definition a person whose job is studying, understanding, and judging works of art Term compostion Definition the way the principals are used to organize the elements of art Term content Definition the message, idea, or feeling expressed in a work of art Term credit line Definition a listing of important facts abobut an artwork Term non-objective Definition having no readily identifiable subjects or objects Term point of view Definition the angle from which the viewer sees the scene in an artwork Term subject Definition an image viewers can easily identify Term portrait Definition a visual representation of a person at rest