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Medium
material used to create an image (paint)
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Pigments
intense colors in powder form derived from animals, pants, minerals and synthetic chemicals
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Binder
the liquid into which the pigments are ground and which hold the pigment particles together once the paint dries
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Support
the surface upon which the painting is made
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Ground
coating applied to the support to improve it for painting
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Solvent (Vehicle)
Thinner
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Encaustic
suspended in hot wax. -Get beautiful and vibrant color
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Fresco (Buon Fresco)
wet wall, the paint gets absorbed and actually stay, doesn't chip
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Fresco Secco
False - Dry wall, so the paint doesn't get absorbed, just sits on top, chips
16th Chapel clean up
- Change the color palette
- Went from low key to high key
- Micheal Angelo actually painted in high key
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Tempera
- -Binder is yolk of an egg
- -Demanding medium - dry really fast
- Challenging
- -Individual colors have been placed individually
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Opaque
Not reflecting light; having no luster
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translucent
Transmitting light but causing sufficient diffusion to prevent perception of distinct images
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Watercolor
Waterbased paint
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Gouache
A method of painting with opaque watercolors mixed with a preparation of gum
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Impasto
The application of thick layers of pigment to a canvas or other surface in painting
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Intaglio
A figure or design carved into or beneath the surface of hard metal or stone
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Mezzotint
A method of engraving a copper or steel plate by scraping and burnishing areas to produce effects of light and shadow
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