Art Y09 Spr1 Flashcards
1.1 Shaun Tan
Shaun Tan is an award winning Australian artist, author and filmmaker. In 2006 he created a wordless graphic novel telling the story of someone who had to leave their home in search of a better life.
1.2 Illustration
An illustration is a drawing, painting or printed work of art which explains, clarifies, illuminates, visually represents, or decorates something. Illustrations are made by artists called illustrators.
1.3 graphic design
Graphic designis the process of visual communication and problem-solving through the use of typography, photography, iconography and illustration .
1.4 Font
a type of letterform (eg. A, B, C, D are all different fonts)
1.5 medium (singular)
the type of material that an artwork is made from (eg, the picture was made from the medium of paint). Two or more materials are referred to as media
1.6 mixed media
the use of more than one material in an artwork (eg, the artist used collage, paint and wax in her mixed media work)
1.7 narrative
a story, narrative art is art that tells a story
1.8 graphic novel
a story that is presented in comic-strip format and published as a book
1.9 mark making
a term used to describe the different lines, patterns, and textures we create in a piece ofart
1.1 stippling
to cover an area with dots to create tone
1.11 transfer
the process of lifting an image from one surface and applying it to another
1.12 photomontage
a collage made from photographs
1.13 ground
a surface which is prepared to be worked upon by an artist
1.14 immigration
the act of coming to live permanently in another country
1.15 emmigration
the act of leaving a country to permanently live in another
