Instrumental:

 

 

 

Abstract = Abstraction is the distortion and modification of an existing piece/design to create a unique work of art.

 

Complimentary = Colors which are located at opposite sides of a color wheel.

Content = The "purpose" or "message" of the piece.

Cool-colours = Colors that induce a 'cold' feeling and/or contain a large amount of blue.

 

Drawing = Use of pencil, crayons, markers, pastels, ect. to create an image.

 

Expressionistic = Use a different colors, shapes, and symbols to create a 'feel' or 'emotion' to the art.

 

Focal Point =  An area in the piece of work where a figure is expressed and drawn as if it where if more importance.

 

Grisaille = Art colored entirely in monochrome.

 

Hue = Color of an object or what it seems as or is complimented by.

 

Modeling = Three-dimensional art (usually hands-on).

 

Negative Space = The area without images which is occupied by nothing. Sometimes called the 'background'.

Neutral-colours = Colors that are neither warm nor cool.

 

Organic = Shapes and figures based on nature or living things.

 

Pastel = A type of drawing utensil consisting of chalk.

Perspective = A technique that shows distance and the dimensions of objects (e.g. a piece that shows a street view, the houses gradually get smaller and smaller the further it supposedly is)

Positive Space = The area which are images, figures, shapes, etc.

 

Representational Art = Art that shows what the artist thinks something unknown/unseen to mankind would look like yet would still be recognized by viewers. (e.g. a picture of an alien)

 

Shade = The darkness/dark value of a color.

 

Tint = The lightness/light value of a color.

Tone = The darkness or lightness of a color, A.K.A 'value'.

 

Warm-colours = Colors that induce a 'hot' feeling or contain a lot of red or yellow.

 

Smooth Stroke: A straight line vertically, horizontally and diagonally.

 

Flowing Stroke: A wavy and curvy line.

 

Starving Stroke: Using the brush until it completely runs out of paint.

 

Rolling Stroke: The artist rolls the brush across the canvas.

 

Parallel Stroke:  Lines side by side pointing the same direction.

 

Glazing: A layer of paint applied to a layer of dried paint.

 

Wet-on-Wet: This is similar to G='glazing' except layers are applied on wet paint surfaces.

 

Scumbling: This is also similar to 'glazing', except the artist allows a portion of the lower layer to show.

 

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Texture

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