Visual Literacy Test 2 Flashcards
Drawing
works largely made up of lines that can build up areas of different values
Graphite
shiny black carbon encased in wood
Metalpoint
drawing tools with metals
Charcoal
burned wood
Crayon
Powdered pigments as with crayon
Chalk
soft colored limestones
Liquid Media
Pen and ink, pen and brush
Collage
application of different cut papers glued onto a surface
Painting
use of pigments to create wide range of colored areas
Binder
something that binds the powders and makes them stick to the surface
Encuastic
pigments mixed with hot wax
Fresco
A wall painting technique, which involved pigments, water, and plaster
Tempera
Pigments mixed with egg yolk
Oil
pigments mixed with oil
Watercolor
pigments mixed with water
Gouache
watercolor mixed with white pigment to make the color opaque
Acrylic
a 20th century medium where the pigments are chemically produced and mixed with water
Prints
imprints of a worked matrix, on which ink is applied and then a paper pushed against to absorb the ink
Relief
any printing method in which the image to be printed is raised from the background,
woodcut/linocut
Intaglio
printing method that makes indentations on a metal plate where ink goes in and picked up by paper for imprints. engraving, drypoint, mexxotint, etching, aquatint
Screenprinting
traditionally a silk screen is used where ink is pushed through cut up shapes as in stencil technique
Digital inkjet
using a high-quality printer to create an image from a digital file
Photography
the practice of creating images by recording light
Camera obscura
dark room
Daguerreotype
photography involving the camera obscura and chemical mixture unto the metal plate into the box to capture the image in front of the box
Calotype
images of objects or scenes that are exposed on paper coated with silver iodide
Documentary photography
serves to capture life as it is, often to expose scenes of real people in real circumstances to the public
Art photography
aims for an interesting visual scene for viewer, regardless of any political or social content or not
Motion pictures
a series of still images projected at a speed of 24 frames per second
Sculpture
3-dimensional art involving carving stone or wood
Modeling
to shape out of malleable material such as clay
Casting (lost wax process)
use a mold to create mass
Carving
create forms by means of cutting materials such as stone and wood
Assembling
glue or nail solid parts to shape a sculpture
Contrapposto
a natural standing posture
Earthwork
a sculptural mass produced with natural materials in a natural setting
Installation
temporary man-made sculptural creations, usually in gallery spaces
Crafts
any artwork of utilitarian value and purpose, clay, glass, metal, wood, fiber
Graphic design
a form of making used for the main purpose to sell a product or idea
Sign
a design that signifies the entire concept
Typography
style of the letters
Layout
composition, where the put the type in what sizes and colors against each other
Image
Pictures incorporated into the design
