| Term Used | Definition |
| Egg Tempra |
Water-base paint made with an egg yoke binder.
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| Elements of Art |
Elements of art are the basic visual symbols found in the work such as lines, shape, form, space, point, light, motion, direction, scale, dimension, texture and colour
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| Encaustic |
An Ancient art uses coloured wax for painting. This technique involves painting images onto walls with pigments that are blended with wax. When used with heat, such as an iron, the permanent colour is burned into the wall, for good.
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| Firing |
Hardened clay, you have to heat it at high temperatures which fuses the clay particles
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| Fixative Spray |
Fixing charcoal drawing on canvas before painting. Fixative spray is available in spray cans, or for use with mouth atomizer
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| Form |
An element of art, such as you would see in a sculpture that has three dimensions
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| Fresco |
Pigment is applied directly to damp plaster making this wall painting medium one of the most permanent form of wall decoration
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| Gesture Drawing |
This quick drawing, captures the energy and movement of the subject. It does not necessarily have to be realistic
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| Glaze |
Colour that is thinned to a transparent state and applied over previously painted areas to modify the original colour. (see also Underpainting)
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| Gold Leaf |
Used for gilding, gold or silver (for silver leafing) is beaten to extremely thin sheets
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| Gouache (Tempera) |
Opaque watercolours and the technique of painting with such colours using white to make tints
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| Greenware |
When clay is hard, but not yet fired it is referred to as greenware. The clay can be made wet and turned back into a useable material
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| Highlight |
Small areas on a painting or drawing on which reflected light is the brightest
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| Horizontal |
Line that goes left to right and visa versa
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| Hue |
Hue is another word meaning colour. The attribute which describes colours by name, i.e. red, blue, yellow etc.
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| Ilfochrome Classic (Cibachrome) Print |
Indisputably the best fine art colour print process available today. Its archival qualities make it suitable for gallery and museum exhibits. Image sharpness and colour fidelity are unsurpassed
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| Impasto |
Manner of painting where the paint is laid on thickly so texture stands out in relief
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| Impressionism |
mpressionism is referred to as the most important art movement of the 19th century. The term impressionism came from a painting by Claude Monet. His painting was titled Impression Sunrise. Impressionism is about capturing fast fleeting moments with colour, light, and surface
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| Intensity |
Term is used to describe the brightness, or the dullness of a colour
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| Intermediate Colours |
Obtained by mixing adjoining Primary and Secondary colours
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