Chapter 6, 7, and 10 Flashcards
Preliminary study
I plan, study, think through an idea, and explore
Drawings
Used for preliminary study, illustration, and expression.
Illustration
To make visual the written word, ideas, or products.
Expression
Used solely as the artists method of expression
Dry media
Tends to be abrasive
Charcoal
Allows for bold, spontaneous lines
Liquid media
Pen and ink
Ink
Allows for no mistakes, but allows for variation in the thickness and thinness of lines
Pigment
Powdered color. compound with the medium
Medium
A liquid that holds pigments together without desolving them. Can also include a binder
Binder
An ingredient that ensures that the paint will adhere to the surface. It is applied to the support
Support
A surface on which the artist works, with a ground or primer
Encaustic Paint
Wax and resin mixed with pigments and burned in as a heat source passes over the surface.
Fresco Paint
Pigment mixed with water and a plaster support, usually a wall or ceiling that is damp.
Tempera Paint
An aqueous (water) medium like watercolor, with the durability of oil. Most famous emulsion is egg yolk.