Praxis Ii: Art Content

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Alla prima

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method of painting done “all at once,” so they must work quickly. Typically, the bristles of the brush, or the movement of a small sponge, drags still-wet colors into one another creating interesting blends of color.

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Depth of Field

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The distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image.

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Exposure

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The amount of light that enters the lens and strikes the film or sensor.

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Aperture

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The opening of a lens, the size of which is controlled by a diaphragm.

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Collagraph

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This name is derived from the word 'collage'. It is an image built up with glue and other materials.

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Greenware

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When clay is hard, but not yet fired it is referred to as greenware. The clay can be made wet and turned back into a useable material.

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Gesture Drawings

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Quick sketches to depict action and movement.

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Foreshortening

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Method used to distort and create illusions of an object extending into space.

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Intaglio

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Printmaking method incised lines are the parts which are printed.
opposite of a relief print
etching, engraving, drypoint, aquatint or mezzotint

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Mezzotint

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A printmaking tonal method to be used, enabling half-tones to be produced without using line- or dot-based techniques like hatching, cross-hatching or stipple.