art
form of communication that uses a visual vocabulary
aesthetics
how we process and assess what we perceive; tried to define the nature of beauty
drawings
record ideas, try our proportions and visualize ideas - can be an end in themselves
disegno
drawing (Italian)
tonal variations/shading
hatching/ cross-hatching
two characteristics of lines
pastel drawings
chalk-like, friable medium
pastel medium
requires colored paper
encaustic
powdered pigment, beeswax, heat - hot wax painting
ancint egypt
encaustic used in
(buon) fresco painting binder
lime in plaster
true fresco
on fresh, wet plaster
tempera binder
egg yolk
tempera
color pigments, egg yolk
oil on canvas
powdered pigment, linseed oil, turpentine - 15th century renaissance - Jan van Eyck (flemish)
texture on canvas
texture can influence the character of a painting
recto
front
verso
back
glaze
transparent layers of paint built up on a surface - jewel-like surface quality - smooth - time consuming
impasto
thick application of paint - creates texture
diaphanous paint
opposite of oil glazes
plein air painting
painting in the open, painting in nature
tin tubes
made painting outdoors possible
chalk dust
gouache adds
acrylics
transparent films of color - dry fast - intense color; 20th century
color spectrum
hues; Isaac Newton 1666
primary colors
red, blue, yellow
secondary colors
green, violet, orange
complementary colors
blue/orange
red/green
yellow/ violet
warm colors
red, yellow, orange
cool colors
blue, green, purple
drawings, collages, prints, digital prints
4 types of works on paper
collages
cut and glue pieces of paper
prints
engravings, etchings, lithographs, silkscreen prints
multiples
artworks existing in multiple copies
relief process
printing occurs with raised parts of plate; linoleum cuts, woodcuts
intaglio
cut into crevices in the plate that hold the ink; engravings, etchings
photography
unique images - 19th century
lithography
ink on stone
sculpture
direct carving involving stone or wood
lost-wax casting method
specific to bronze - 3 dimensional figure is modeled in wax
repouss�
beaten metal
ceramics
fired clay
hot v cold technique
cold cut away at the glass
mosaic
colored glass, stone or ceramic tiles embedded in plaster or mortar
architectural drawings
plain and elevation