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Art Flash Card Set Pt 2
general terms used in intro to art
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Undergraduate 1
05/13/2009

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Paint Quality
Definition
Intrinsic character of a painting medium that can enrich a plane surface through it's own texture
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Tint
Definition
A color produced by mixing white with a hue...this increases the value level
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Infinite Space
Definition
A concept in which a picture plane acts as a window through which objects can be seen receding endlessly
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Animation
Definition
A rapid sequence of images used to create the illusion of movement
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Pattern
Definition
A series of repeated elements or designs that produce interconnections and obvious directional movements
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Tromp L'oeil
Definition
A style of copying nature to a point where it looks like the real thing
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Time
Definition
A system of measuring intervals between events
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Void
Definition
An area lacking positive substance and consisting of negative space.
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Atmospheric Perspective
Definition
An illusion of depth created by softening details and using neutral colors
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Assemblage
Definition
Art technique using actual items...can be seen in 2D or 3D
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Collage
Definition
Art technique using real materials containing actual textures presented on a picture plane often containing written words
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Academic
Definition
Art that conforms to established traditions practiced in formal art school
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Four Dimensional
Definition
Artistic treatment of space that gives the illusion of space and time
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Spectrum
Definition
Band of individual colors that result when light is broken into wavelengths
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Close-up
Definition
Cinematic technique where where subject fills picture frame
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Monochromatic
Definition
Color having only one hue, may include the complete range of value
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Pigment
Definition
Colored substance that gives its color to another material by mixing or covering it
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Color Triad
Definition
Colors on the color wheel that are evenly spaced and form a triangle
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Complimentary Colors
Definition
Colors opposite each other on the color wheel
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Analogous Colors
Definition
Colors that are closely related in hue
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Primary Colors
Definition
Colors that cannot be broken down
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Multimedia
Definition
Combination of many types of media often integrated with communication technologies
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White Light
Definition
Contains all the colors of the spectrum and light from the sun
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Shallow Space
Definition
illusion of limited depth, imagery appears to move only slightly back from the picture plane
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Implied Motion
Definition
Illusion of movements given to a static image
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Intuitive Space
Definition
Illusion of space created by using space devices and other spatial properties of art
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Installations
Definition
Interior or exterior settings of media created to heighten the viewer's awareness of the environmental space
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Chromatic
Definition
pertaining to the presence of color
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Interpenetration
Definition
Positioning of planes, objects, and shapes so they appear to pass through eachother
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Motion
Definition
Process of moving or changing place or position in space
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Video
Definition
Recording of images stored on electronic format usually viewed on a monitor or screen
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Tactile
Definition
Refers to the sense of touch
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Value
Definition
Relative degree of lightness or darkness in a color
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Relief Sculpture
Definition
Sculpture that has shallow depth and usually meant to be viewed frontally
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Multiple Exposures
Definition
Showing a figure in motion by displaying a rapid series of images displayed in a single image
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Still Frame
Definition
Single image from a series of images usually seen in a video
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Actual Texture
Definition
Surface that is experienced through the sense of touch
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Linear Perspective
Definition
Systems used to depict a 3D images on 2D planes, diminishing the size of images by converging parallel lines that extend to a vanishing point
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Superimposing
Definition
Technique in which various views of the same object are placed on top of each other in the same image
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2 Point Perspective
Definition
Technique used to create a leading edge of an object instead of a flat plane
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3 Point Perspective
Definition
Technique used to create an exaggerated position of an object, often referred to as frogs-eye or birds-eye view
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1 point perspective
Definition
Technique used to create front on or facing plane of an object
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Abstract Texture
Definition
Texture derived from the appearance of an actual surface simplified by the artist
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Invented Texture
Definition
Texture derived from the artist imagination
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Hue
Definition
The generic name of color
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Chroma
Definition
The purity or intensity of hue
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Actual Motion
Definition
Usually found in kinetic sculptures, where parts physically change from their location over a period of time
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Papier Colle
Definition
Visual tactile technique of using scraps of paper with various textures pasted to a picture plane
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Transparency
Definition
Visual quality in which a distant image or element can only be seen through a nearer one
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Kinetic
Definition
Works that include the elements of actual motion
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Kinetic
Definition
Works that include the elements of actual motion
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