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Art History
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10/21/2010

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Cartoon
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full-sized drawing made as a guide for a large work in another medium
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Hatching
Definition
drawing values created by parallel lines
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Cross Hatching
Definition
drawing one set of hatchings over another in a different direction
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Fixative
Definition
a thin varnish sprayed over a chalk or charcoal drawing to help bind the drawing to the paper
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Stippling
Definition
laying down an area in a drawing or design in small dots or dabs of color
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Pigment
Definition
powdered coloring agents from plants, animal, mineral & chemical sources
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Binder
Definition
Mixes with the pigment to hold the pigment particles together without dissolving them
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Vehicle
Definition
paint component that spreads the pigment
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Medium
Definition
in a paint context, it refers to the binder or the binder & vehicle added to facilitate application
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Ground
Definition
The smooth, prepared surface of the support to which paint is applied. This is not the support as much as a "Coat" on the support
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Scumble
Definition
To apply a thing layer of opaque color (rather than transparent glaze color) over an underlayer so that seen together, the layers produce a softened effect
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Watercolors
Definition
pigments suspended in a solution of water and gum Arabic
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Gouache
Definition
opaque watercolors that include a small amount of chalk powder
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Relief
Definition
printmaker cuts away all parts of the printing surface not meant to carry ink leaving the design to be printed at the level of the original surface.
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Planography
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A printing process such as lithography in which the reproduction is not made from a raised or incised but from an image formed on a flat surface.
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Stencil
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a reusable pattern made by cutting a design into a thin surface and using it as a mask. When paint or ink is spread or sprayed across the stencil, the image only appears on the exposed sections.
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AP
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means artist's proof, prints which are not part of the edition number.
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Monotype
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a single image produced from a plate without a press
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Monoprint
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a single image that is produced from a plate that has gone through a press.
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aperture
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the opening that determines the depth of the area of sharp focus called the depth of field.
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Lens
Definition
focuses the light rays passing through it
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mirror
Definition
corrects the inversion of the image
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shutter
Definition
controls the length of time the light strikes light-sensitive film or plate.
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photomontage
Definition
parts of different photos are cut out & reformed into a new image.
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Bas-relief
Definition
sculpture that has three dimensional forms that slightly project from a flat background surface. Minimal shadows
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High Relief
Definition
more than half of the natural circumference of the modeled form projects from a flat background surface, the figures are substantially undercut.
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Modeling
Definition
is a manipulative and generally additive process.
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Armature
Definition
rigid inner support for a sculpture
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carving
Definition
subtractive process
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Mixed media
Definition
Works of art with more than one medium
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Masonry
Definition
stone on top of stone construction in a consistent pattern.
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colonnade
Definition
a row of columns connected by beams
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vault
Definition
a curved ceiling or roof structure
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barrel vault
Definition
round arch extended in depth to create a tunnel-like structure
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arcade
Definition
series of arches supported by columns
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modules
Definition
standard-size structural units.
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