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Art/Design
9th Grade
01/15/2009

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relief
Definition
type of sculpture in which form projects from a background
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sculpture
Definition
three dimensional work of art or the art of making it. Such works may be carved, modled, constructed, or cast
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form
Definition
total structure a synthesis fo all the visible aspects that structure and of the manner in which they are united to create its distinctive character
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background
Definition
the part of a picture scene that appears to be farthest away from the viewer, usually nearest the horizon
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high relief
Definition
in relief sculpture, a form that extends at least halfway out of the background
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bas-relief
Definition
a french term meaning low raised work
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intaglio
Definition
prints are made from ink trapped in the grooves in an incised metal plate
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carving
Definition
the technique of cutting and abrading the surface of a block of material to shape it into a particular form
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loop tool
Definition
tool used to carve clay
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subtraction
Definition
subtraction is the act of removing
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transferal
Definition
something that is transferred from one place to another
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polymer clay
Definition
modeling material consisting of PVC
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modeling clay
Definition
a nonhardening substance used for modeling sculptures
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modeling tools
Definition
tools for working with modeling clay
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firing
Definition
a process of applying heat to make hard pottery in either an oven or an ovenlike enclosure called a kiln
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malleable
Definition
capable of being shaped or formed
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binder
Definition
ingredient in paint wihch adheres to the pigment particles
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foil
Definition
thin flexible leaf or sheet of metal
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armature
Definition
a skeleton like framework to give rigid internal support
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modeling
Definition
a sculpture technique in which a 3-d form is manipulated in a soft material
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polymer
Definition
a chemical compound made by grouping molecules to form natural or synthetic resins
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wire
Definition
a plyable metalmetallic strand made in many lenghts and diameters
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sculptor
Definition
one who produces sculpture
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sculpture
Definition
3-d work of art
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mobile
Definition
construction made of objects that are balanced and arranged on wire arms and suspended so as to move freely
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mobile
Definition
construction made of objects that are balanced and arranged on wire arms and suspended so as to move freely
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stabile
Definition
an abstract sculpture that has movable parts similar to a mobile, but that is attached to a solid unmovable base rather than suspended
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stabile
Definition
an abstract sculpture that has movable parts similar to a mobile, but that is attached to a solid unmovable base rather than suspended
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alexander calder
Definition
introduced mobiles and stabiles in teh 20s
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form
Definition
form refers to an element of art that is 3-d and encloses volume
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construct
Definition
to construct is to form by assemling or combining parts; to build
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three- dimensional
Definition
having, or appearing ot have height width and depth
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two- dimensional
Definition
having height and width but no depth flat
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perspective
Definition
technique artists use to project an illlusion of the three-dimensional world
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one-point perspective
Definition
a form of linear perspective in which all lines appear to meet at a single point on the horizon
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two-point perspective
Definition
an application of lnear perspective in which all lines appear to meet at either of two points on teh horizon
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linear perspective
Definition
a system of drawing or painting in which teh artist atttempts to create the illusion of spatial debth on a 2-d serface
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depth
Definition
the third dimension
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horizon line
Definition
level line where water or land seems to end and the sky begins
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vanishing point
Definition
in linear perspective teh place on the horizon where parallel lines seem to meet
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parallel
Definition
two or more straight lines or edges on teh same plane that od not intersect
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horizontal
Definition
straight and flat across parallel to the horizon
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vertical
Definition
the direction going straight up
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bird's eye view
Definition
seeing from a point of view from an altitudde or from a distance
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aerial view
Definition
seeing from the point of view at a great height
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worm's eye view
Definition
seen as if from teh surface of the earth or the floor
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hue
Definition
term used to indicate the name of teh color such as red, blue, green , etc hues can be changed bu mixing one hue with another
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pure color
Definition
pure pigment colors unmixed or undiluted
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value
Definition
describes the lightness or darkness of a color white is teh hightest value and black is the lowest
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tint
Definition
produces a high value color it is lighter than the pure color and is made by adding white to a color
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tint
Definition
produces a high value color it is lighter than the pure color and is made by adding white to a color
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shade
Definition
produces a low value color it is the pure color that has been darkeneed by adding black lowering its value
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intensity
Definition
refers to the brightness or ddullness of a color its strength or its weekness
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primary
Definition
red, yellow and blue cannot be mixed from any other colors
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secondary
Definition
two primary colors mixed together
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complementary
Definition
colors that are directly oppoisite each other on the color wheel
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complementary
Definition
colors that are directly oppoisite each other on the color wheel
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split complementary
Definition
this color scheme inclueds three colors the key hue lus the colors on either side of the key hue's opposite color
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monochromatic
Definition
a color scheme that consists of one specific color plus its tintstones and shades in various values and intensities
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analogous
Definition
adjacent color arrangements of a similar hue they are found next to eachother and are less than seven steps away from eachother
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triad
Definition
this color scheme incluedds three colors that are evenly and equally spaced from each other forming a triangle on teh color wheel
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tetrad
Definition
this color relationship is a contrast of four or more colors equidistant from each other on the color wheel this scheme can be eithre basedd on a square or rectangle
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