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Voc Words for computer graphics class
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Art/Design
Undergraduate 2
12/01/2009

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Critique
Definition
critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
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Focal Point
Definition
center of interest, or place where the eye goes first in an artistic composition
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Meandering
Definition
to winding or turning in course
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Calligraphy
Definition
fancy penmanship, esp. highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes
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Correlation
Definition
mutual relationship
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Caustic
Definition
burning, sarcastically biting
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Font
Definition
a specific size and style of type within a type family
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Serif
Definition
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
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Ascender (text)
Definition
the part of a lowercase letter, as b, d, f, h, that rises above x-height
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Descender (text)
Definition
the part of the lowercase letters, such as g, p, and q, that extends below the other lowercase letters
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Abstruse
Definition
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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Vitruvian man
Definition
a world renowned drawing with accompanying notes created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1492
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Allegory
Definition
story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
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Amalgam (sculpture)
Definition
a mixture or combination
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Armature (sculpture)
Definition
a skeletal framework built as a support on which a clay, wax, or plaster figure is constructed
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Art Deco
Definition
a style of decorative art developed originally in the 1920s with a revival in the 1960s, marked chiefly by
geometric motifs, curvilinear forms, sharply defined outlines, often bold colors, and the use of synthetic
materials, as plastics
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Art Nouveau
Definition
a style of fine and applied art current in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, characterized chiefly by
curvilinear motifs often derived from natural forms
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Assemblage
Definition
a sculptural technique of organizing or composing into a unified whole a group of unrelated and often
fragmentary or discarded objects
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Asymmetrical
Definition
not identical on both sides of a central line; unsymmetrical; lacking symmetry
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Atelier
Definition
artist studio
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Attributed
Definition
ascribe, explain
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Avant-garde
Definition
the advance group in any field, esp. in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized
chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods
Axis
Term
Axis
Definition
an imaginary line, in a given formal structure, about which a form, area, or plane is organized
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Biomorphic
Definition
a painted, drawn, or sculptured free form or design suggestive in shape of a living organism, esp. an ameba
or protozoan
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Caricature
Definition
exaggerated picture or description, distortion
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Cartouche
Definition
an oval or oblong figure, as on ancient Egyptian monuments, enclosing characters that represent the name
of a sovereign
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Celtic
Definition
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including esp. Irish, Scots Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton,
which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany
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Dilettante
Definition
aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler
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Esoteric
Definition
hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
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Kitsch
Definition
something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste
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Minimalist
Definition
a person who favors a moderate approach to the achievement of a set of goals
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Obfuscate
Definition
confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make unnecessarily complex
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Malleable
Definition
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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Cursive
Definition
flowing, running, hand written letters that are connected
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Adroit
Definition
skillful
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Artifact
Definition
product of a primitive culture
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Aggrandize
Definition
increase or intensify
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Burnish
Definition
make shiny by rubbing; polish
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Abbozzo
Definition
In painting, blocking in – the first sketching done on the canvas, and also the first underpainting. In sculpture,
a mass of material that has been carved or manipulated into a rough form of the ultimate work. Italian for
“sketch”
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Ambidextrous
Definition
capable of using either hand with equal ease
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Ambience
Definition
environment; atmosphere
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Ambiguous
Definition
doubtful in meaning
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Assiduous
Definition
constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive
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Amorphous
Definition
formless; lacking shape or definition
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Analogous
Definition
comparable
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Annotate
Definition
comment; make explanatory notes
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Archetype
Definition
prototype; primitive pattern
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Aperture
Definition
an opening, usually circular, that limits the quantity of light that can enter an optical instrument
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Anthropomorphic
Definition
having human form or characteristics
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Apogee
Definition
highest point; when the moon is furthest away form the earth
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