Hatching: Drawing closely spaced parallel lines to show shade Cross-hatching: Layers of hatching lines crossing each other for darker shade Stippling: Making shade or texture with tiny dots Blending: Smoothing colors or values together so they merge Shading: Adding darkness to show form and light Contour drawing: Drawing the outline and edges of an object Gesture drawing: Quick loose drawing capturing movement Blind contour drawing: Drawing an outline while looking only at the subject, not the paper Sketch: A quick, rough drawing Thumbnail sketch: A small quick drawing to plan a composition Charcoal: Soft black drawing material made from burnt wood Graphite: The gray material in pencils Pastel: Chalk-like sticks of pigment Conte crayon: A hard drawing stick in black, brown or red Pen and ink: Drawing with a pen dipped in or filled with ink Watercolor: Paint made of pigment and water on paper, see-through and light Gouache: Opaque water-based paint Acrylic paint: Fast-drying plastic-based paint that cleans up with water Oil paint: Slow-drying paint made with oil, used since the Renaissance Tempera: Paint made with egg yolk or similar binder Fresco: Painting on wet plaster Encaustic: Painting with colored melted wax Impasto: Paint applied thickly so the brushstrokes show Glaze: A thin see-through layer of paint over another Wash: A thin, watery layer of paint Wet-on-wet: Painting wet paint onto a wet surface so colors blend Wet-on-dry: Painting wet paint onto dry paper for sharper edges Dry brush: Using a brush with little paint to make scratchy texture Scumbling: Dragging dry paint lightly over another layer Palette: A surface for mixing paint, or an artist's chosen set of colors Easel: A stand that holds a canvas upright Canvas: Cloth stretched on a frame for painting Primer (gesso): A coating that prepares a surface for painting Palette knife: A blade-like tool for mixing or applying paint Round brush: A brush with a pointed tip for lines and details Flat brush: A brush for broad strokes and sharp edges Collage: Artwork made by gluing pieces of paper and other materials together Assemblage: Art made from found objects put together in 3D Mosaic: A picture made of small pieces of tile, glass or stone Mixed media: Art that uses more than one material Printmaking: Making art by transferring ink from a surface to paper Woodcut: A print made from carved wood Linocut: A print made from carved linoleum Etching: A print made from lines cut into metal with acid Lithography: Printing from a flat stone or plate using grease and water Silkscreen: Pushing ink through a stencil mesh onto a surface Monoprint: A single print that cannot be repeated exactly Batik: Fabric dyeing method that uses wax to resist the dye Tie-dye: Dyeing cloth that has been tied to make patterns Pottery: Objects made of clay and baked hard Kiln: An oven for firing clay Slip: Liquid clay used to join pieces Score and slip: Scratching clay surfaces and adding slip to join them Coil pot: Pottery built from rolled ropes of clay Pinch pot: A pot formed by pinching clay with the fingers Slab construction: Making pottery from flat pieces of clay Wheel throwing: Shaping clay on a spinning potter's wheel Bisque: Clay fired once without glaze Glaze (clay): A glassy coating melted onto pottery in a kiln Armature: A frame that supports a sculpture Relief sculpture: Sculpture that sticks out from a flat background Sculpture in the round: Sculpture that can be viewed from all sides Carving: Taking away material to make a sculpture Modeling: Building up material like clay to make a sculpture Casting: Pouring melted metal or plaster into a mold Origami: The Japanese art of paper folding Calligraphy: Beautiful handwriting Illustration: A picture that explains or decorates text Vanishing point: The spot on the horizon where parallel lines seem to meet One-point perspective: Perspective with one vanishing point on the horizon Two-point perspective: Perspective with two vanishing points Horizon line: The line where earth and sky seem to meet Free flashcards from Peabody at peabody.kids/flashcards/art-drawing-painting-techniques