What is a still life?
A still life is a work of art, most often a painting. In a still life, objects like flowers, fruit, or glasses are arranged in a certain way, and then painted. Most still lifes are of inanimate objects manmade or natural.
The technique where you use a colored pencil layered over each other with more and more pressure
What is burnishing?
Which type of pastel do you blend with your fingers?
Both
What is one rule you should consider when creating a still life?
Different sizes/heights of objects
overlapping/intermingling elements
etc.
what is a group of colors that you decide look appealing together called?
a color palette
what happens when you over mix chalk or oil pastel
colors begin to become muddy or don't blend/layer well on top of each other
What is one thing about still lifes that changed from when they started in the 16th century (to the 20th century)
less realistic, less detailed, more abstract, bolder colors, etc.
What is the biggest difference between painting with paint and "painting" with pastels?
Painting you mix the colors before you put it on the project, pastels you mix ON the paper
What is the name of the time period when still lifes started?
middle ages/early renaissance
what is the definition of implied movement?
These types of lines are often used to represent the person/object doing an action such as jumping, dancing around or falling, and are put in a way they 'represent' where the movement is coming and going.
What is the importance of using colored paper for a chalk pastel piece?
The colour of your paper will also have a significant effect on the overall atmosphere of your painting as unlike paint, pastels rarely cover the whole surface. Depending on the ‘tooth’ of the paper, when chalking you will notice the underlying colour will show through.
What was the "hierarchy of genres"?
held that a painting's artistic merit was based primarily on its subject. In the Academic system, the highest form of painting consisted of images of historical, Biblical or mythological significance, with still-life subjects relegated to the very lowest order of artistic recognition.
A feeling of stability that is not symmetrical using different shapes.
What is asymmetrical balance?
What is the definition of composition?
to the way in which all its elements work together to produce an overall effect.
What two things are chalk pastels made out of?
dry pigments (chalk) with binders