Painting Sem 1 final studyguide

a technique to unify the overall painting or plot out the tonal value of the painting

under-painting

this art style is on realism versus abstract art

representational art

clear enough to see through and emit light but not fit perfectly

translucent

a component which is mixed with acrylic paint to accomplish a particular characteristic that paint alone cannot accomplish

mediums

primer which aides in texturing and binding paint to a surface

gesso

interlocking wood bars which canvas is stretched over and stapled to

stretcher bars

pleasing arrangement of the foreground, middle ground, and background, on a picture plane

composition

instead of adding black, using the color’s opposite will create a natural shade

complementary color

true or false: an entire painting may be produced using a palette knife

true

true or false: technique of impasto can only be accomplished using a palette knife

false

true or false: in an acrylic painting, you must mask off the area wanted to highlight or it cannot be done

false

true or false: you can use watercolor & acrylic together in the same artwork for different effects

true

true or false: mediums are additives used with acrylic paint, which will effect textures & finishes

true

true or false: like stretching a canvas, watercolor paper needs to be sized to prepare the surface for painting

true

when working with acrylic paint, what is water used for?

to thin and clean

acrylics can be used in a watered down manner, but that are normally___

opaque (not see through)

what type of media is water color?

translucent media

a wash brush is big and soft in nature for what purpose?

to cover a large area quickly

how do you create a wash with acrylic paint?

use water to create a wash

list examples of wrong ways to care for your brushes

storing bushes in standing water, leaving paint on the brushes, storing brushes on their head

what is the name of the material used to mask watercolor

frisket

what is the name of the material acting as a primer for the canvas with acrylic?

Gesso

what is a palette knife?

long flexible blade used for mixing or scraping paint from the palette or painting

what is the type of under painting that uses a reddish brown color?

Grisaille

what is a paint applied heavily to that the brush stroke or palette knife impressions are clearly seen?

impasto

paint that is clear enough to see through & partially emits light is ___

translucent

paint that is clear enough to see through & emits light is ___

transparent