Painting

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Achromatic

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Using black and white in a painting

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Analogous

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3 colors next to each other on the color wheel (Example, Yellow-­‐ Green, Green, and Blue-­‐ Green)

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Balance

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Establishes a sense of equilibrium. Two types are
symmetrical and asymmetrical.

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Canvas

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a strong cloth which, since the Renaissance, many artists have
used as a surface for painting.

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Chromatic

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using color in a painting

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Complementary

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colors which fall directly opposite each other on
the color wheel. Example: blue/orange. There 6 of these color
combinations
COMPOSITION the placement

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Contour Lines

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outside and inside lines defining an image or shape.

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Cool Colors

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blues, greens. Violets, evoke calmness, sadness, cold

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Elements of Art

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the visual "tools" artists use to create art. The
categories include line, color, shape, space, light and texture.

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Focal Point

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an area of an artwork that first attracts and usually
sustains the viewer's attention.

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Foreground

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in a scene or artwork, the part that seems closest to the
viewer.

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Glaze

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Transparent painting over a light under-painting.

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Hue

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refers to the common name of the color such as red or green.

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Matte

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A dull surface

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Medium

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the material used to make a work of art. Examples include oil,
watercolor, pencil, pen and ink, tempera, and pastel.

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Mixing Recipe

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the exact mixture to create a specific color-
Example the mixing recipe of green is 50% Yellow + 50% Blue= Green

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Negative Space

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the area surrounding a shape, often seen as a void.

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Neutrals

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Black, White, Grey

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Opaque

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ability of paint to cover over a surface. Not see through.

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Palette

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a tray or board on which colors of paint are mixed. Also, the
set of colors used by an artist in a painting

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Pigment

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TRADITIONAL WORD FOR PAINT

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Portrait

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A picture of a person or images that portray a person

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Primary Colors

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BLUE, YELLOW, RED. Colors from which all other
colors are derived. Primary colors cannot be created by mixing 2 colors
together

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Proportion

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the relationship of one object to another in size, shape, number or degree.

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Secondary Colors

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colors made by mixing equal proportions of any
two primary colors. Example: red + blue = violet. These three colors are
derived from mixing equal amounts of two of the three primary colors
ORANGE, GREEN, VIOLET

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Shade

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adding
black
to
a
color

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Shading

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Showing change from light to dark or dark to light in a picture by
darkening areas that would be shadowed and leaving other areas light

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Shape

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the outline of a figure or form. Shapes can be geometric
(rectangles, triangles, and circles, etc.) or organic (irregular).

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Split Complementary

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the two colors on either side of the colors complement. Example Yellow/ Blue-­‐Violet/ Red-­‐Violet

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Still Life

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an arrangement of fruit, flowers, food or assorted objects.

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TERTIARY/INTERMEDIATE COLORS

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these are blends of 1 primary and 1 secondary color. Colors such as red-orange and blue-green are tertiary colors. Always name the primary color first. There are 6 of these colors

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Texture

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the way something feels to the touch. Texture can be real, as
in the smoothness of a bronze sculpture, or the bumpiness of thick oil paint on a canvas. Texture can also be implied or imagined, as in painted illusions of the softness of a kitten's fur, or the prickly quality of hay.

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Tint

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adding white to a color

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Tone

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adding 50% grey to a color

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Transparent

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see through.

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Triadic

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color scheme where 3 colors are equally spaced apart

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Tetriadic

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color scheme using 2 sets of complementary colors

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Value

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the measurement of light and darkness in a work of art.

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Warm Colors

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reds, yellows, oranges evoke hunger, excitement,
anger, happiness

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Wash

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The application of color in a thin, fluid manner. Also refers to
diluted pigment.