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| Chapter
5 Drawing |
| Binder |
A material that binds substances together.
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| Cartoon |
Originally, a preparatory drawing made for
a fresco, usually on paper and drawn to scale with the larger
work. A drawing that caricatures or satirizes an event or person
of topical interest. |
| Chalk |
A form of soft limestone that is easily pulverized
and can be used as a drawing implement. |
| Charcoal |
A form of carbon produced by partially burning
wood or other organic matter; it can be used as a drawing implement.
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| Crayon |
A small stick of colored wax, chalk, or charcoal.
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| Drawing |
The art of running an implement that leaves
a mark over a surface. A work of art created in this manner.
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| Dry media |
Drawing materials that do not involve the
application of water or other liquids. Contrast with fluid
media. |
| Fluid media |
Drawing materials that involve the application
of water or other liquids. Contrast with dry media. |
| Graphite |
A soft black form of carbon used as a drawing
implement. From a Greek word meaning to write. |
| Ground |
The surface on which a two-dimensional work
of art is created; a coat of liquid material applied to a support
that serves as a base for drawing or painting. Also, the background
in a composition. See also figure and ground.
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| Linear |
Determined or characterized by the use of
line. |
| Monochromatic |
Literally, one-colored. Descriptive of images
that are executed in a single color or with so little contrast
of colors as to appear essentially uniform in hue. |
| Pastel |
A drawing implement made by grinding up coloring
matter, mixing it with gum, and forming it into a crayon. |
| Pencil |
A rod-shaped drawing instrument with a center
stick that is usually made of graphite. |
| Pigment |
Coloring matter that is usually mixed with
water, oil, or other substances in order to make paint. |
| Silverpoint |
A drawing medium in which a silver-tipped
instrument inscribes lines on a support that has been coated
with a ground or pigment. |
| Stylus |
A pointed, needlelike tool. |
| Support |
A surface on which a two-dimensional work
of art is made. |
| Wash |
A thin, watery film of paint—especially
watercolor—that is applied with even, sweeping movements
of the brush. |
