Art Media and Techniques: Dry Media, Paints, Pigments, Surfaces, and Duck Stamp Competition

Vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts from the lecture notes: types of media (dry vs wet), oil/egg tempera/acrylic/watercolor paints, pigments, preparation processes, surfaces, tattoo adaptation, and the duck stamp competition.

Dry media

Art materials that are solid or do not involve liquid paint before use (e.g., pencils); contrasted with wet media like paints.

Oil painting

A painting technique using oil-based paints, which are slow-drying and can create rich textures.

Oil-based paint

Paint whose binder is oil; typically thick, paste-like, and forms a durable film as it dries.

Egg tempera (egg-based paint)

A traditional paint made with pigment suspended in an egg-based binder; used for many years in art.

Acrylic paint

Synthetic polymer-based paint with an acrylic binder; usually thick and fast-drying, behaving differently from watercolors and oils.

Watercolor

A water-based paint that flows readily with water; typically transparent and lighter, unlike oil or acrylic.

Pigment

The colored powder used to create paint; provides color separate from binder.

Egg tempera preparation

In tempera painting, eggs are whisked with water and pigment is added to create the paint; the mixture can be heated to set.

Surface difference (paper vs. skin)

The appearance of a painting can change when moving from paper to skin because of using a different surface and medium.

Tattoo artists mimicking watercolor

Artists who imitate watercolor effects on skin using different inks and techniques rather than actual watercolor.

Duck stamp competition

An annual contest where artists paint a duck; the winning duck is turned into a U.S. postage stamp.

Art medium

The general category of materials used to carry pigment in a painting (e.g., oil, egg tempera, watercolor, acrylic).