Artistic Techniques
The use of straight guiding lines that meet at one or multiple points to convey the feeling of 3 dimensional space
An early oil technique that used watered-down paint in many overlapping layers
What is glazing?
A style of painting where dry pigment powder is mixed with water and fresh plaster
What is fresco?
The technique of allowing tones and colors to gradually blur and shade into each other, producing softened lines or hazy forms
What is sfumato?
The gradual shifting of light to dark through gradiations of tones
What is chiaroscuro (also known as shading)?