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Medium
A particular material along with its techniques
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Media
(Plural of medium) Clay, fiber, stone, wood, paint etc.
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Mixed media
Art made with a combination of different materials
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Representational Art
Objective, looks real
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Abstract Art
Shows essence of something real
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Non-representational Art
Not real, doesn't look like anything
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Trompe l'oeil
Fool the eye, very realistic painting
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Content
What we interpret as the meaning of what we see
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Iconography
Symbolic meaning of signs and objects
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Atmospheric prespective
Changing color, detail, value to show vast distance
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Primaries of light
Red, blue, green
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Intensity
From bright to dull
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Directional forces
Paths for the eye
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Rhythm
Movement or structure
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Scale
Size relative to other objects or its environment
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Proportion
The size of part to a whole or one another
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Cartoon
Full size drawing made as a guide for a larger work
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Binder
Mixes to hold the paint together
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Vehicle
Spreads the pigment
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Support
Canvas, wood, paper
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Sizing
Sealer to lessen absorbancy
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Tempera
Pigments in egg yolk
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Encaustic
Pigments in hot beeswax
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Fresco
Pigments in water applied to wet plaster
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Glaze
A thin transparent film of color applied over a previously painted surface
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Impasto
Thick application of paint
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Relief Print
Engraved cut, all engraved parts don't hold ink
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Intaglio Print
Opposite of relief, ink goes into the engravings
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Lithography
Drawing on stone
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Camera obscura
Darkened room to trace, start of camera
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Previsualization
Ansel Adams & Edward Westen
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D.W. Griffith
Father of film
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Sculpture
Exists in space
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Relief Sculpture
Projects from background surface
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Modeling
1) Additive Process
2) Armature
3) Casting
- 1) Adding on and on
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Logo
Identification mark made with letters
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Symbol
Identification mark based on pictures
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Serif font
Early euro style
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Sans serif font
More modern
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Typography
Type faces and fonts
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David Carson
Revolutionized industry of design
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Colonnade
Row of columns connected by beams
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Round Arch
Romans Perfected
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Arcade
Arches supported by columns
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Flying Buttresses
Support with stone half arches
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Crystal Palace
Built for great exhibition
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International Style
Le Corbusier (Interior Columns)
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