Drawing and Painting Final Exam Review

Flashcards for vocabulary review

Underpainting

The first layer of paint, applied in a thin manner.

Chiaroscuro

A dramatic application of media to create dramatic light and shadow.

Thumbnail Sketches

A series of small sketches to record ideas for finished drawing.

Blocking

One technique to create mark making with pastels.

Lifting

A technique for removing paint with a paper towel to correct mistakes or create textures.

Composition

The arrangement of visual information in an art piece.

Hatching

A technique that uses lines to shade and create value.

Shading

Applying a range of values to create a 3-dimensional form.

Still Life Objects

Non-moving objects that serve as the subject for art.

Grisaille

The process of applying a glaze of color on top of black and white.

Fixative

A substance sprayed onto pastel to keep its permanence.

Alla Prima

Mixing acrylic paint right on the canvas.

Shading

A range of tonalities to suggest light and shadow.

Acrylic Paint

Paint that uses plastic to bind the color pigments together.

Gesture Drawing

Drawing that captures the movement or energy of an object.

Cropping

Reducing the area around the subject of an artwork to create more interest.

Charcoal

One of the forms charcoal comes in.

Impasto

A thick textural application of paint onto a canvas.

Sgraffito

A colored pencil technique where an artist scratches through layers of the drawing.

Wet-on-Wet

Adding color to an area of a painting that is already wet.

Core Shadow

The dark value on a form that implies the shape and direction of light.

Subtractive Technique

Drawing with an eraser.

Portfolio

An organized collection of artwork.

Bleed

When paint or ink runs into adjoining areas

Burnishing

Creating a smooth effect by firmly applying pressure with colored pencil.

Color's Complement

Can be used to dull or mute a color.

Glazing

A watercolor technique of overlapping thin layers of paint.

Gradient

A smooth transition from light to dark.

Charcoal

A black drawing medium made of burnt organic matter.

Reflected Light

The light that bounces back onto an object.

Wash

A thin application of watercolor paint.

Wax Bloom

The frosted layer that appears on the surface of a burnished colored pencil drawing.

Tooth

The texture on a piece of paper.