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Deviation from the normal or usual. Unexpected, unusual. Unexpected
situation or quality - answer anomoly
In painting, the term Local color refers to the natural color of an object
unmodified by adding light and shadow or any other distortion. Local color
is best seen on a matte surface, due to it not being reflected, and
therefore distorted. *** - answer Local color
A cylindrical drawing tool, or paper stump, tapered at the ends and
usually made of rolled paper; used by artists to smudge or blend marks
made with charcoal. - answer Tortillian
Black, Gray, & White (mixing of complimentary colors) Achromatic means
"without color" - answer Achromatic Colors
Any color with value
(Not black, gray or white) - answer Chromatic Colors
Engraving a decoration into unfired clay - answer Incising
An essential technique in the field of art because it is a strong foundation
for any drawing or painting; it can potentially modify a subjects' form
through variation within the lines. Its objective is to capture the life,
action, or expression of the subject. - answer Contour Drawing
Parallel lines that converge at a point on the horizon to create depth and
volume in a drawing. (Fillipo Brunnelleschi) - answer Linear Perspective
,Art that is created or constructed on the site where it is exhibited. Time
and Space directly contribute to the viewers experience. - answer
Installation Art
A method of painting water-based pigments on freshly applied plaster,
usually on wall surfaces/murals. - answer Fresco Painting
A study of art by analyzing and comparing form and style—the way objects
are made: compositional elements such as color, line, shape and texture. -
answer Formalism
An additive/collage printmaking process in which various materials are
applied, or glued, to a surface/plate. - answer Collography
A printmaking process in which the image is incised into a metal surface,
typically zinc or copper, and the incised line or sunken area holds the ink. -
answer Intaglio
A technique in drawing that creates the illusion of volume or 3D shape on
a two-dimensional surface by shading. - answer Modeling
A setting that controls the length of time light can enter the camera. -
answer Shutter Speed
A technique where thick paint is applied in such a way that the surface has
texture and shows brush strokes/marks. Stands out from the surface. -
answer Impasto
The degree of exposure to light, determines how much light can enter the
camera. (Defined by f/8 or f/11, etc) - answer Aperture
A Megapixel is made up of how many pixels - answer 1 million
What lead is the softest and darkest? - answer 9B
, The part of a paint brush that holds the hairs onto the handle. Typically
metal but sometimes plastic. - answer Ferrule
A printmaking process that creates an image on paper, fabric or some
other object by pressing ink through a screen with areas blocked off by a
stencil. The technique is used both for making fine art prints and for
commercial applications, such as printing a company's logo on coffee
mugs or t-shirts. - answer Serigraphy (Silk Screen/Stencil)
Principle in oil painting of applying paint with a higher oil to pigment ratio
over paint with a lower oil to pigment ratio to ensure a stable paint film. -
answer Fat Over Lean
A relief printmaking process in which the artist cuts away parts of the face
of the wood. The raised areas will hold the ink, and what is cut away will
be white. (Earliest Printmaking Technique) - answer Woodcut
Similar to a woodcut, but uses linoleum instead of wood. A relief
printmaking process. - answer Linocut
A number typically displayed on a print that shows the total number of
prints made of that one image is called? - answer An Edition
To print in color, a sequential number of plates need to be used in a
process called? - answer Registration
A disk-like printmaking tool used to rub/press ink? - answer Baren
A tempered steel rod, with a V-shaped point and a rounded handle, used
for engraving furrows in metal. - answer Burin
A process in which a design is cut into the plate by driving furrows with a
tool called a burin. - answer Engraving
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