Review Flashcards for Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Music, and Drama

Flashcards based on lecture notes for exam preparation.

Painting

A style of creating an expression by applying colors on a flat surface or any mediums.

Serenity, calmness, and stability.

Horizontal Line

Action, strength, and dynamism.

Vertical Line

Tension and movement.

Diagonal Line

Softness, flexibility, and gentleness.

Curved Line

Refers to a specific color, e.g., red, yellow, etc.

Hue

Intensity and purity of a color.

Saturation

Lightness or darkness of a color.

Value

The visual plane that appears closer to the viewers in a painting.

Foreground

The plane perceived farthest from the viewers in a painting.

Background

Colors that sit contrary to each other on the color wheel.

Complementary Colors

Colors that sit next to each other on the color wheel.

Analogous Colors

Colors that don't usually show on the color wheel; e.g. black, white, grey, brown, beige.

Neutral Colors

Colors that give a feeling of brightness and heat, e.g., orange, yellow, red.

Warm Colors

Colors that make you think of cool and peaceful things, e.g., blue, green, purple.

Cool Colors

Increases enthusiasm and interest, gives more energy, reinforces action and confidence, and protects us from fear and anxieties.

Red (Symbolism)

A sign of calmness and relaxation, opens the flow of communication, broadens our perspective in learning new information, and implies solitude and peace.

Blue (Symbolism)

Helps us in making decisions, relieves us from burnout, panic, nervousness, and exhaustion, sharpens our memory and concentration skills, protects us from depression.

Yellow (Symbolism)

A type of slow-drying paint that consists of particles of pigments suspended in drying oils.

Oil Paint

Consists of pure powdered color and binder.

Pastel

Fast drying paint containing pigment suspension in acrylic polymer emulsion.

Acrylic Paint

Paints made of colors suspended in a water-soluble vehicle.

Watercolor Paint

A liquid that contains colors and dyes and is applied to a surface to produce an image, text, or design.

Ink

Heated beeswax to which colors are added.

Encaustic

Mural painting types executed on walls, ceilings, or any other kind of flat surfaces.

Fresco

A water-based painting designed to be used in an opaque painting technique.

Gouache

A paint that air dries to a durable, usually glossy kind of finish.

Enamel Paint

A type of paint that comes in a sealed pressurized bottle and released in a fine spray.

Spray Paint

A permanent, fast-drying painting medium mixed with a water-soluble binder.

Tempera

An art in painting which does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead uses colors, shapes, forms, and gestural marks to achieve its effect.

Abstraction (Painting)

Also known as emotional realism, in this style, the artists sought to express meaning or emotional experience rather than physical truth.

Expressionism

Characterized by dynamism (a sense of motion), which is augmented by extravagant effects, e.g., sharp curves, rich decoration, etc.

Baroque

An art presenting the real-life subject with emphasis on the impression left in the artist’s perception, particularly on the effect of light on the subject.

Impressionism

Characterized by cautious rejection of the styles of the past and emphasizing innovation and experimentation of materials and techniques instead to create better artworks.

Modernism

A style of painting where artists depict landscapes and humans with as much attention to detail and precision as possible.

Realism (Painting)

An art that represents the subject symbolically.

Symbolism (Painting)

An art style that uses brilliant primary colors or color illumination on subjects like picture to emphasize comfort, joy, and leisure.

Fauvism

A form of abstraction wherein the object is first reduced to cubes and then flattened into two-dimensional shapes.

Cubism

A type of art wherein the artist creates a dreamlike painting filled with mysterious objects; the opposite of abstraction.

Surrealism

One of the oldest forms of art, coming from the latin word "sculpere" meaning "to carve".

Sculpture

A sculpted and painted representation of the upper part of a human figure.

Bust (Sculpture)

A life-size or larger sculpture of a person or an animal, made of metal, stone, or wood.

Statue

A universal classification used to describe structural design such as buildings, bridges, burial chambers, and other big projects.

Architectural Sculpture

A procedure in which the artist cuts away objects until the desired form is reached.

Carving

A method in which a liquid material is poured into a frame or pattern, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to harden.

Casting

Working of soft or plastic materials like clay and wax by hand to build up or create a form.

Molding

An additive process of gathering and joining different materials to create an assembled work.

Assembling (Sculpture)

A skeleton-like framework used to support the building of a paper-mâché, usually made of stiff wire.

Armature

A three-dimensional art assembly of various materials, often taken from scraps, junks, or various nature and human-made objects.

Assemblage

The portion on which the sculpture rests.

Base (Sculpture)

A skill with which one uses tools and materials in producing art.

Craftsmanship

An excellent white powder which sets hard when blended with water.

Plaster of Paris

Refers to a method when a sculpture is intended to be viewed from all sides.

Freestanding

A process of shaping an object by a skilled worker.

Manipulation

Refers to a precise reproduction of an artwork.

Replica

A small, three-dimensional sculpture often used as a decorative addition inside homes.

Figurine

The art of capturing light with a camera, usually via a digital sensor or film, to create an image.

Photography

The art of manipulating and producing digital pictures, uses electronic photodetectors to capture images focused by the lens.

Digital Photography

A technique where light passes through a pinhole in a box forming an image on the glass.

Camera Obscura

A great compositional technique for making photos more dynamic and exciting; an image is most pleasing when its subject is poised along imaginary lines which divide vertically and horizontally the image into thirds.

Rule of Thirds

Refers to taking photographs of the ground from an elevated position.

Aerial Photography

Focuses entirely on taking images of space.

Astrophotography

A photographic work done for commercial purposes.

Commercial Photography

Refers to highly creative images that have an abstract influence.

Fine Art Photography

Also known as crime scene photography wherein the work of the photographer is mainly to capture images for an accurate representation of the scene of the crime.

Forensic Photography

Photography that focuses mainly on the persons’ face.

Headshot Photography

Close-up images of a specific topic.

Macro Photography

Encompasses all forms of photography where the main subject has something to do with nature.

Nature Photography

About the portrayal of the human body in naked form.

Nude Photography

All about capturing the mood of a person, with an emphasis on the face and expression of the person.

Portrait Photography

About capturing objects on camera that are deliberately grouped to create a particular composition.

Still Life Photography

All about capturing candid images of public places and even people in their natural element.

Street Photography

Involves capturing images of a particular landscape, traditions, and customs or even people from different places.

Travel Photography

An opening in which light travels through and can be adjusted to control the amount of light that reached the image sensor.

Aperture

Indicates the time interval during which the shutter is open.

Shutter Speed

A combination of sounds, and sound is a vibration

Music

Refers to the verticalization of pitch. It is often thought as the art of combining pitches into chords.

Harmony

Also known as tonality, a principle in music composition wherein at the end of the piece there is a feeling of completion by going back to the tonic.

Key (Music)

Refers to the tune of a song or music.

Melody

Refers to the perceptual property that allows the ordering of sounds on a frequency-related scale either relative lowness or highness.

Pitch (Music)

The pattern of the sound in time and beats in music.

Rhythm (Music)

The speed (slow or fast) of a given piece of music.

Tempo

Refers to how the harmonic materials are combined in a composition.

Texture (Music)

It refers to the quality of the sound (tone) that distinguishes one voice or instrument from another.

Timbre

Considered as a reconceptualization of a previously composed work and includes the order in which the sections of music are placed.

Arrangement (Music)

The speed (tempo) of the song that drives the listener to feel either fast or slow.

Beat (Music)

Is the beat that the various instruments such as bass, drum, and guitar produced.

Rhythm

Refers to any harmonic set of pitches used to accompany the melody of the song.

Chords (Chord Progression)

Describes a concept of a theme which rhymes in the sections of music.

Lyrics

The harmony of the song you play or sing; the main line of music you’re making and the basis of the song.

Melody

Songs are divided up into sections or components such as intro, verse, chorus, bridge, and lead breaks.

Song Sections

Sophisticated form of composition that requires skills like the ability to coordinate with other musicians.

Classical Music

This type of music reflects the emotions of common people.

Folk Music

Music genre that became known in the late 1960s and made rhythm the most important element while de-emphasizing melody.

Funk

Includes the use of instruments such as bass, guitars, drums, piano, violin, and fiddle. In this type of music, the bass is the main instrument.

Hip-Hop Music

Complex and strong beats feature this type of music and the main instruments used for this type of music are a cornet, trumpet, or violin.

Jazz

Also known as information music, this is a type of music wherein the melody is influenced by the structure of the songs.

Meta Music

This genre has a fantastic combination of theatrical art and musical invention and is played explicitly in big audiences.

Opera Music

This music genre requires the vocals to be accompanied by bass, drums, and guitar.

Rock Music

Also known as fusion type of music, this is a form of electronic dance-music based on African-American music styles like electro jazz and funk.

Techno Music