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Dry Media
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Are those media that are applied dry; they include pencil, charcoal, crayon, and chalk or pastel.
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Wet Media
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Are those media in which the coloring agent is suspended in a liquid; they include ink and paints.
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Pigment
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Is finely ground powder that gives a paint its color.
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Binder
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Is a liquid that holds together the grains of pigment in a form that can be spread over a surface, where is it allowed to dry.
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Relief Printing
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The image to be printed is raised from the background.
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Intaglio
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Is a process in which ink is forced to fill lines cut into a metal surface.
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Burin
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Or engraving tool.
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Lithography
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Is a printmaking method in which the image to be printed is drawn on limestone, zinc, or aluminum with a special greasy crayon.
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Screen Printing
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Paint is forced through a screen onto paper or fabric.
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Serigraph
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Is a screen print that has been handmade by an artist.
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Photography
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Is a technique of capturing optical images on light-sensitive surfaces.
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Digital Media
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Any kind of material that can be used, proceeded, and transformed by a computer system.
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Bas Relief
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The sculptured forms project only slightly from the background.
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High Relief
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The sculptured forms extend boldly out into space.
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Sculpture in the Round
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Is any freestanding work surrounded on all sides by space.
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Modeling
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Is a process in which a soft, pliable material is built up and shaped into a sculptural form.
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Casting
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A melted-down metal or other liquid substance is poured into a mold to harden.
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Assembly
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The artist gathers and joins together a variety of different materials to construct a three-dimensional work of art.
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Kinetic Art
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Is a sculptural form that actually moves in space.
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Tensile Strength
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The capacity of a material to withstand bending.
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Barrel Vault
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Several arches placed front to back to enclose space.
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Groin Vault
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Two barrel vaults placed at right angles.
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Dome
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Is a hemisphere plaved on walls that enclose a circular or square space.
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Architecture
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Is the art and science of designing and constructing structures that enclose space for a variety of human needs.
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