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any printmaking technique in which lines and areas to be inked and transferred to paper are recessed below the surface of the printing plate. (etching, engraving)

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Intaglio

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a paint in which the pigment is held together by an acrylic binder

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Acrylic Paint

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this is the transfer of an original image from one surface to another; the transfer of the image can be repeated many times.

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Print

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sculpture that projects only slightly from its background

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Low Relief

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paint that uses water-soluble gum as the binder and water as the vehicle. characterized by transparency.

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Watercolor

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a mechanically produced copy of an original work of art; not be confused with an original print.

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Reproduction

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refers to physical material or surface on which 2D art is made.

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Support

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this is the impression left on a piece of paper by pressing a print into it.

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Plate Mark

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Method of painting primarily in oils, in which the finished painting is achieved in one operation by working directly on the ground without any underpainting.

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Direct Painting/Alla Prima

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Degree of roughness present in drawing papers.

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Tooth

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A printing technique in which the parts of the printing surface that carry ink are left raised, while the remaining areas are cut away. Woodcuts and linoleum are included in this technique.

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Relief Printing

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Sculptural form produced by adding, combining, or building up material form a core or armature. Modeling in clay and welding steel are additive processes.

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Additive Sculpture

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Sculpture that projects strongly from its background.

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High Relief

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This is the total number of prints made and approved by the artist.

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Edition

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Working pliable material such as clay or wax into a 3D form. In drawing or painting the effects of light falling on a 3D object so that the illusion of its mass is created and defined by the value gradations.

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Modeling

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A collection of photographs on a single subject arranged to tell a story or convey a mood in a way not possible with a single photo.

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Photo Essay

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A hard type of drawing chalk made of graphite and clay. It is named after the French scientist who developed it. It comes in black and a range of earth tones.

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Conte Crayon

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In color printmaking or machine printing, this is the process of aligning the impression of blocks or plates on the same sheet of paper.

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Registration

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A water-based paint that uses egg, egg yolk, glue or casein as a binder.

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Tempera

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In sculpture a framework for supporting clay or other soft sculpting material.

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Armature

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A painting medium in which pigments are painted onto wet lime plaster. The pigments dry to become part of the plaster wall or surface.

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Fresco

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A free standing sculpted work that can be viewed from all sides.

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In the Round

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The material used in paint that causes pigment particles to adhere to one another and the support. This determines the type of paint.

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Binder

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A printmaking technique in which stencils are applied to fabric stretched across a frame. Ink is forced with a squeegee through the unblocked portions onto paper or other surface beneath.

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Screen Printing (Serigraphy)

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A stationary scene arranged for artistic impact.

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Tableau

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A primer for raw canvas used in order to protest the canvas fibers from the harsh effects of oil and solvent.

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Gesso

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A planographic printmaking technique based on the antipathy of oil and water. The image is drawn with a grease crayon on a stone or grained aluminum plate.

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Lithography

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Sculpture using preexisting– sometime found objects that may or may not contribute their original identities to the total content of the work.

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Assemblage

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A surface coating often applied to pastel or charcoal drawings in order to prevent disturbance to the surface.

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Fixative

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Opaque watercolor

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Gouache

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Works of art made with more than one media.

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Mixed Media

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Sculpture made by removing material from a larger block or form.

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Subtractive Sculpture

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The art, craft, and science of producing permanent images of objects on light sensitive surfaces.

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Photography

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A type of art medium in which the artist arranges objects or artworks in a room, thinking of the entire space as the medium to be manipulated. This is often associated with sculpture.

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Installation

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In painting this refers to the layering of transparent and semi-transparent paint onto an image.

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Glaze

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A dark room with a small hole in one side through which an inverted image of the view outside is projected onto the opposite wall, screen, or mirror.

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Camera Obscura

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This is the colored matter in artists materials such as paint or pastels.

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Pigment

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Paint in which the pigment is held together with a binder of of oil, usually linseed oil.

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Oil Paint

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A technique for creating a range of value/shading by layering lines of various length and angles.

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Cross Hatching

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A painting medium in which pigment is suspended in a binder of hot wax.

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Encaustic

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A print done by an artist or under his/her direct supervision.

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Original Print

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Creating tonal or shading effects with closely spaced parallel lines.

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Hatching

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This refers to the surface from which a print is made. It is cut, carved, or made in a way that multiple images can be produced from.

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Matrix

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This is the thick or built up application of paint to a surface.

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Impasto

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