Art Terminology Flashcards

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Line

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A continuous mark made on a surface by a moving point.

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Implied Line

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A line that suggests the edge of an object or a plane within an object.

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Contour Line

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A line that defines the edges and surface ridges of an object.

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Modified Contour

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A contour line drawing that allows for some looking at the paper.

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Blind Contour

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A drawing exercise where the artist draws the contour of a subject without looking at the paper.

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Hatching

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A shading technique using closely spaced parallel lines.

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Curvilinear

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Consisting of or bounded by curved lines.

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Pointillism

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A technique of painting using tiny dots of various pure colors.

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Value

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The lightness or darkness of a color.

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Highlight

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An area of lightest value in a work.