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, completed in 2001.

• Hand-written, hand-illuminated Bible by Donald Jackson.

Symbolism (1880-1910):

• Artistic and literary movement using symbols.

• Emphasized 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.

• Draw borders, create designs with implied textures, illuminate with metallic gold paint, and use colored pencils.