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Drawing and Painting Techniques
Art materials, techniques and media for drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture.
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- HatchingTermDrawing closely spaced parallel lines to show shade
- Cross-hatchingTermLayers of hatching lines crossing each other for darker shade
- StipplingTermMaking shade or texture with tiny dots
- BlendingTermSmoothing colors or values together so they merge
- ShadingTermAdding darkness to show form and light
- Contour drawingTermDrawing the outline and edges of an object
- Gesture drawingTermQuick loose drawing capturing movement
- Blind contour drawingTermDrawing an outline while looking only at the subject, not the paper
- SketchTermA quick, rough drawing
- Thumbnail sketchTermA small quick drawing to plan a composition
- CharcoalTermSoft black drawing material made from burnt wood
- GraphiteTermThe gray material in pencils
- PastelTermChalk-like sticks of pigment
- Conte crayonTermA hard drawing stick in black, brown or red
- Pen and inkTermDrawing with a pen dipped in or filled with ink
- WatercolorTermPaint made of pigment and water on paper, see-through and light
- GouacheTermOpaque water-based paint
- Acrylic paintTermFast-drying plastic-based paint that cleans up with water
- Oil paintTermSlow-drying paint made with oil, used since the Renaissance
- TemperaTermPaint made with egg yolk or similar binder
- FrescoTermPainting on wet plaster
- EncausticTermPainting with colored melted wax
- ImpastoTermPaint applied thickly so the brushstrokes show
- GlazeTermA thin see-through layer of paint over another
- WashTermA thin, watery layer of paint
- Wet-on-wetTermPainting wet paint onto a wet surface so colors blend
- Wet-on-dryTermPainting wet paint onto dry paper for sharper edges
- Dry brushTermUsing a brush with little paint to make scratchy texture
- ScumblingTermDragging dry paint lightly over another layer
- PaletteTermA surface for mixing paint, or an artist's chosen set of colors
- EaselTermA stand that holds a canvas upright
- CanvasTermCloth stretched on a frame for painting
- Primer (gesso)TermA coating that prepares a surface for painting
- Palette knifeTermA blade-like tool for mixing or applying paint
- Round brushTermA brush with a pointed tip for lines and details
- Flat brushTermA brush for broad strokes and sharp edges
- CollageTermArtwork made by gluing pieces of paper and other materials together
- AssemblageTermArt made from found objects put together in 3D
- MosaicTermA picture made of small pieces of tile, glass or stone
- Mixed mediaTermArt that uses more than one material
- PrintmakingTermMaking art by transferring ink from a surface to paper
- WoodcutTermA print made from carved wood
- LinocutTermA print made from carved linoleum
- EtchingTermA print made from lines cut into metal with acid
- LithographyTermPrinting from a flat stone or plate using grease and water
- SilkscreenTermPushing ink through a stencil mesh onto a surface
- MonoprintTermA single print that cannot be repeated exactly
- BatikTermFabric dyeing method that uses wax to resist the dye
- Tie-dyeTermDyeing cloth that has been tied to make patterns
- PotteryTermObjects made of clay and baked hard
- KilnTermAn oven for firing clay
- SlipTermLiquid clay used to join pieces
- Score and slipTermScratching clay surfaces and adding slip to join them
- Coil potTermPottery built from rolled ropes of clay
- Pinch potTermA pot formed by pinching clay with the fingers
- Slab constructionTermMaking pottery from flat pieces of clay
- Wheel throwingTermShaping clay on a spinning potter's wheel
- BisqueTermClay fired once without glaze
- Glaze (clay)TermA glassy coating melted onto pottery in a kiln
- ArmatureTermA frame that supports a sculpture
- Relief sculptureTermSculpture that sticks out from a flat background
- Sculpture in the roundTermSculpture that can be viewed from all sides
- CarvingTermTaking away material to make a sculpture
- ModelingTermBuilding up material like clay to make a sculpture
- CastingTermPouring melted metal or plaster into a mold
- OrigamiTermThe Japanese art of paper folding
- CalligraphyTermBeautiful handwriting
- IllustrationTermA picture that explains or decorates text
- Vanishing pointTermThe spot on the horizon where parallel lines seem to meet
- One-point perspectiveTermPerspective with one vanishing point on the horizon
- Two-point perspectiveTermPerspective with two vanishing points
- Horizon lineTermThe line where earth and sky seem to meet
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