You can scroll on the bar or click the appropriate letter to find what you would like. Acrylic Water-soluble paint made form pigments and a plastic binder. Aquatint An etching technique in which a solution of asphalt or resin is used on the plate. Aquatint produces prints with rich, gray tones. Caricature An artwork humorously exaggerating the qualities, defects, or peculiarities of a person or idea. Cartoon a humorous sketch or drawing usually telling a story or caricaturing some person or action. In fine arts, a preparatory sketch or design for a picture or ornamental motif to be transferred to a fresco or tapestry. Carving In sculpture, the cutting of a form from a solid, hard material such as stone or wood, in contrast to the technique of modeling. Casting In sculpture, a technique of reproducing a work by pouring into a mold a substance such as plaster or molten metal, which then hardens. Chiaroscuro The rendering of light and shade in painting; the subtle gradations and marked variations of light and shade for dramatic effect. Collage A composition made of cut and pasted pieces of materials, sometimes with images added by the artist. Colors, complementary Two colors at opposite points on the color scale-for example, orange and blue, green and red. Colors, primary Red, yellow, and blue, the mixture of which will yield all other colors in the spectrum but which themselves cannot be produced through a mixture of other colors. Colors, secondary Orange, green, and purple colors produced by mixing two primary colors. Composition The organization of forms and colors within an artwork. Drypoint A technique of engraving, sing a sharp-pointed needle that produces a furrowed edge resulting in a print with soft, velvety lines. Encaustic A painting technique using pigments dissolved in hot wax. Engraving The art of producing printed designs through various methods of incising on wood or metal blocks, which are then inked and printed. Etching The technique of producing printed designs through incising on a coated metal plate, which is then bathed in corrosive acid, inked, and printed. Foreshortening Reducing or distorting in order to represent three-dimensional space as perceived by the eye, according to the rules of perspective. Fresco Meaning "fresh" in Italian. The technique of painting on moist lime plaster with colors ground in water. Frieze A band of painted or sculpted decoration, often at the tope of a wall. Genre Painting A realistic style of painting in which everyday life forms the subject matter, as distinguished from religious or historical painting. Gesso Ground chalk or plaster mixed with glue, used as a base coat for tempera and oil painting. Gouache A method of watercolor painting, but prepared with a more gluey base, producing a less transparent effect. Highlight On a represented form, a point of most intense light. Impasto Paint applied very thickly. It often projects from the picture surface. Landscape Painting in which natural scenery is the subject. Lithography A printing process in which ink impressions are taken from a flat stone or metal plate prepared with a greasy substance, such as an oily crayon. Modeling In sculpture, the building up of form using a soft medium such as clay or wax, as distinguished from carving. In painting and drawing, using color and lighting variations to produce a three-dimensional effect. Monochrome A painting or drawing executed in a single color. Monotype a single print made from a metal or glass plate on which an image has been represented in paint, ink, etc. Mural A large painting or decoration done on a wall. Oil A method of painting with pigments mixed with oil, producing a vast range of light and color. Palette A flat board used by a painter to mix and hold colors, traditionally oblong, with a hole for the thumb; also, a range of colors used by a particular painter. Pastel A soft, subdued color; also, a drawing stick made of ground pigments, chalk, and gum water. Perspective A method of representing three-dimensional volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface to produce an effect similar to what is seen by the eye. Polychrome Of many or various colors. Polyptych In painting, a work made of several panels or scenes joined together. A diptych has two panels; a triptych, three. Primary colors See colors, primary. Relief In sculpture, the projection of an image or form from its background. Sculpture formed in this manner is described as high relief or low relief (bas-relief), depending on the degree of projection. In painting or drawing, the apparent projection of parts conveying the illusion of three dimensions. Secondary colors See colors, secondary. Stenciling A method of producing images or letters from sheets of cardboard, metal, or other materials from which forms have been cut away. Still Life The representation of inanimate objects in painting, drawing, or photography. Tempera A painting technique using pigments mixed with egg yolk and water. Tempera produces clear, pure colors. Texture The visual and tactile quality of work of art based on the particular way the materials are handled; also, the distribution of tones or shades of a single color. Tone The effect of the harmony of color and values in a work. Trompe L'oeil Meaning, "fool the eye" in French. In panting, the fine, detailed rendering of objects to convey the illusion that the painted forms are real and three-dimensional. Value In painting, the degree of lightness or darkness in a color. Wash in painting, a thin layer of translucent color. Watercolor Painting in pigments suspended in water. It can produce brilliant colors and transparent effects. Woodcut A print made by carving on a wood block, which is then inked and printed.     COPYRIGHT©2005 VICTORIA PACKING CORP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ( CTR-110505-ART)