Painting And Design Glossary

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Abstract

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Not representing anything from real life; non representational

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Abstraction

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Art that is non representational, achieving effects through colour, line form, etc.

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Aerial Perspective

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Technique that makes distant objects appear lighter and bluer in tone

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Aquatint

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An etching process in which tiny specks of resin are sprinkled on a metal print plate

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Burin

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sharp pointed needle used in etching

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Composition

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the placement of figures and objects; the organisation of an object

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Distorted

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twisted out of shape

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Etching

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a form of printmaking using a metal plate. Lines are drawn through a wax coating onto the plate. When the is put in acid, the lines are eaten away and ink is then rubbed into the lines. These lines are transferred under pressure onto dampened paper

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Exaggerate

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emphasise certain physical aspects

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Expressionism

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a style in modern European art in which the work emphasises emotion and the projection of inner feelings

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Form

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shape or solidity, volume

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Impasto

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thick, obvious paint

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Linear

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the work relies on line for visual impact

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Linear Perspective

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technique that represents depth by drawing lines going to a vanishing point

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Lithograph

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a print created by using a wax crayon on stone. The principle is that water is repelled by wax

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Perspective

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way of making objects appear to recede into the distance.

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Printmaking

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general term for the process of creating multiples of an image, each one slightly unique

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Semi-abstract

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not quite abstract; containing some aspects of the real world

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Spontaneous

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quickly done, unplanned, instinctive, unconstrained

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Symmetrical balance

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way of structuring an image so that each side has equal weight

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Tonal contrast

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light against dark

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Vibrant

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rich, thrilling

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Woodcut

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print created from a block of wood on which unwanted portions are cut away from the surface, leaving the remaining areas to be printed

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Multiples

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an original artwork that exists in duplicated examples

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A trial proof

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is made to see how the artwork is progressing

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A printers proof

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looks how the artist wants all finished prints to look

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An artist's proof

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a finished print that is kept by the artist a record of completed work

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An edition

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a series of the same print. The artist ususally signs and numbers each print in pencil

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relief

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this process involves taking a print from the highest surface of the printing plate, usually wood, lino or cardboard. the unwanted portions are cut away

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Intaglio

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Process used for etching, drypoint etching and engraving. Involves taking a print from ink forced into scratches made in the surface of a metal or acrylic plate. The design can be eaten into a metal plate using acid or scratched directly into an acrylic sheet using a very sharp tool-a burin. The ink is squeezed onto paper using a printing press which can exert extremely high pressure.

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Planography

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Process used in lithography.

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Serigraphy

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used to create silk screen prints ot stencil prints. Ink is forced throught the open aresas of a silk screen onto a sheet of paper. The silk screen is laid over the paper. Ink is spread over the screen and then forced theough onto the paper using a "squeegee" so that the ink is transferred onto paper