2.2 Painting Flashcards
Medium (plural media):
the material on or from which an artist chooses to make a work of art, for example canvas and oil paint, marble, engraving, video, or architecture
Color:
the optical effect caused
when reflected white light of
the spectrum is divided into a
separate wavelength
Scale:
the size of an object or
artwork relative to another
object or artwork, or to a system
of measurement
Pigment:
the colored material
used in paints. Often made from
finely ground minerals
Binder:
a substance that makes
pigments adhere to a surface
Renaissance:
a period of
cultural and artistic change in
Europe from the fourteenth to
the seventeenth century
Support:
the material on which
painting is done
Naturalism (adjective
naturalistic):
a very realistic or
lifelike style of making images
Illusionism (adjective
illusionistic):
the artistic skill
or trick of making something
look real
Stylized:
art that represents
objects in an exaggerated way
to emphasize certain aspects of
the object
Background:
the part of a work
depicted as furthest from the
viewer’s space, often behind the
main subject matter
Subject:
the person, object, or
space depicted in a work of art
Fresco:
a technique in which
the artist paints onto freshly
applied plaster. From the Italian
fresco, fresh
Foreground:
the part of a work
depicted as nearest to the viewer
Value:
the lightness or darkness
of a plane or area
Luminosity:
a bright, glowing
quality
Expressive:
capable of stirring
the emotions of the viewer
Impasto: paint applied in
thick layers
Three-dimensional:
having
height, width, and depth
Style:
a characteristic way in which an artist or group of artists uses visual language to give a work an identifiable form of visual expression
Baroque:
European artistic and architectural style of the late sixteenth to early eighteenth centuries, characterized by extravagance and emotional intensity
Opaque:
not transparent
Artist’s book:
a book produced
by an artist, usually an expensive
limited edition, often using
specialized printing processes
Mask:
in spray painting or
silkscreen printing, a barrier the
shape of which blocks the paint
or ink from passing through
Stencil:
a perforated template
allowing ink or paint to pass
through to print a design
