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Painting Terms and Techniques
semester final 08
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Art/Design
11th Grade
01/07/2009

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academic art
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art that follows prescribed rules, not experimental
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acrylic
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pigment in a plastic binder medium. water based paint that adheres to most surfaces
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aerial perspective
Definition
the effect of distance or atmosphere shown through cool colors and lack of detail
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avant garde
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at the forefront of new developments in art
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alla prima
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paint applied in one coat instead of layers
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beaux- arts
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a tradition of the neoclassical era following the rules of the French Academies of the 19th and 20th centuries
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dry- brush
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a technique used with wet media applied with almost an empty brush
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easel
Definition
a support for an artists work
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genre
Definition
a form of realistic painting of people that depicts ordinary events of the day. Not religious, historical or mythological
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gesso
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a primer for cancas made of flue plaster, chalk or an acrylic medium
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glaze
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in painting, to build up transparent layers of paint
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impasto
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the thick textured build up of a pictures wurface through repeated paint
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polychrome
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many colored
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plein air
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loose, fluid painting done outdoors, capturing effects of light and air
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pointillism
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also known as divisionism the application of pure color in small dots allowing the eye to mix
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romanticism
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a type of painting that idealizes images; often with imaginative compositions
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triptych
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a painting done in three sections hinged together
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wash
Definition
pigment diluted with water and applied to a painting surface to give a transparent effect
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Neoclassicism
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to revive the ideals of art from reece and Rome, balance, flowing lines, noble gestures, late 18th century...the era of Napoleon
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academies are aka
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art schools
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salons are aka
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art exhibitions
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Romanticism
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dramatic and exotic subjects portrayed with a lot of feelings
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English landscape painters...(2)
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shimmering atmospheric color, willl influence the Impressionishts
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French Impressionism include
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Japanese prints, photography and English landscape painters influenced these artists who were concerned with light and color and atmospheric conditions
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specific style characteristics of French Impressionism
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bright dabs or color, blues and violets instead of black, rich texture, blurred edges
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influence of post impressionists
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they saw the world in different ways and developed their own methods to show others what they saw
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