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| liquid that makes the pigment adhere to a surface |
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| liquid that holds pigment particles together without dissolving them |
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| surface on which the paint is spread |
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| preparatory coating that protects the canvas from rot. ensures better adhesion of paint to a support |
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| you would be able to see the final version of the painting while you are creating it |
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| you are going to put something down on the canvas knowing that it is the first step in however many steps that you may want to implement. |
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| direct method: alla prima |
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| any painting done in a direct, expressive style, with minimal preparation. |
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Pigment + hot wax(vehicle & binder)
Disadvantages: Not correctable,dries quickly.
Advantages: amazing texture, jewel like colors, luminous colors and richly textured surface. |
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Binder = wet plaster. vehicle = water. Disadvantages: not correctable, not detailed.
Advantages: cheap and covers big space. favors broad style of painting, not detailed. |
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Binder = egg yolk. Vehicle = water.
Disadvantages: not correctable, colors don't blend well, hatching and cross hatching required, discourages experimentation, dries fast.
Advantages: colors retain brilliance and clarity, fine and detailed pigments. |
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Binder + Vehicle = Oil.
Advantages = correctable, blend & create shadow, simulate textures, add tiny bits of color as night lights, thin glazes, think impasto.
Disadvantages = yellows and darkens over time, develops cracks over time. |
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Binder = gum arabic. Vehicle = water
Advantages = transparent, fresh looking colors, inexpensive.
Disadvantages = not correctable, it's on paper only. |
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Binder = hard surface. Vehicle = glue.
Advantages = correctable, get any type of artwork and glue it other types of artwork.
Disadvantages = legal issues regarding copyrighted material. |
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| two-dimensional decoration made up of minute tiles applied to a flat surface such as a wall or floor to form a picture or decorative border. The tiles might be ceramic or stone.The advantage is that it is essentially permanent and as strong as the structure it is attached to. The disadvantage is that it is permanent and as strong as the structure it is attached to.....and very labor intensive and, therefore, very expensive to execute. |
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