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25 Cards in this Set
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Subtractive Process
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(Sculpture)
Technique in which a sculptural material, such as stone or wood, is carved away to produce a form |
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Implied Line
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A drawn line having missing areas that are visually completed by the viewer
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Paleolithic Era
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Old Stone Age
from 25,000 to 8000 BCE Era of hunters & gatherers |
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Flying Buttress
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Buttress placed some distance from the structure it is supporting, and it is connected to the main structure with an arch
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Buon Fresco
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(True Fresco)
A form of fresco painting in which wet pigment is applied to a wet plaster wall, with very durable results |
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Hatching
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The placing of lines side by side in parallel groups to create values and tones
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Engraving
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The process of incising or scratching lines on a hard material, such as wood or a metal plate
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Shape
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A flat, two-dimensional element with a defined outline and usually without interior detail
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Analogus Color
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Colors (hues) that are placed next to one another on a color wheel
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Visual Texture
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The rendering of illusionary texture on a surface or a ground. this texture may be simulated, abstracted, or invented
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Iconogragphy
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The study of visual images and symbols within their cultural and historical contexts
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Trompe L'Oeil
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Illusionistic painting that feels viewers into believing that they are seeing actual three dimensional objects instead of their representation
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Kinetic
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Sculpture that moves
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Tempera
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Painting with pigments mixed with size, casein, or egg yolk
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Etching
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The creation of lines or areas on glass or a metal plate, using acid that eats into the exposed surface but leaves coated, protected areas unchanged. When etched plates are inked, they can be used for printmaking
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Asymmetrical Balance
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Balance that is achieved in a composition by arranging dissimilar elements so that they exist in groupings of equal visual weight and attention
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Atmospheric Perspective
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(aerial perspective)
The blurring of forms, colors, and values as they recede into the background. This is sometimes referred to as atmospheric perspective, as receding forms in space take on the colors and tones of the natural atmosphere |
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Tactile Texture
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A physical surface variation that can be perceived by the sense of touch
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Additive Process
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Any art-making process in which materials are built up to create the final product
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Intensity
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Brightness or dullness of a hue, or a chroma
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Value
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The lights & darks in a composition; sometimes referred to as tone
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Contour Line
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The outline of a shape
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Chiaroscuro
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in a drawing, the use of various tones (black, grays, and white) to create the illusion of volume
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Rhythm
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A form of repetitive beats that are usually seen in a composition as a pattern. This is accomplished by repeating one or more of the formal elements in the organization of a work
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Primary Color
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In any medium, those colors that, when mixed, produce the largest range of new colors
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