Texture Unit Quiz- Study Guide

Texture

Surface quality (real or implied).

Style

Unique artistic manner.

Emphasis

Draws attention to a specific area.

Symbolism

Imagery representing abstract ideas.

Implied texture

Illusion of texture in 2D art.

Real texture

Physical surface quality felt by touch.

Illuminated Manuscripts

Handwritten books decorated with gold, silver, colors, designs, or miniature pictures created by monks during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

The Book of Kells

Contains the 4 Gospels, created around 800 A.D., known for Celtic Knots, displayed in Trinity College, Dublin.

The Saint John’s Bible

Commissioned in 1998 and completed in 2001, a hand-written, hand-illuminated Bible by Donald Jackson.

Symbolism (1880-1910)

Artistic and literary movement using symbols, emphasizing emotions, feelings, ideas, and subjectivity over realism.

Project: Illuminated Manuscript

Create an illuminated manuscript using the first letter of your name on 9x12 bleed proof paper, drawing borders, creating designs with implied textures, illuminating with metallic gold paint, and using colored pencils.