Watercolor
Containing or using only one color.
What is monochromatic?
tiny pieces of broken glass in plaster, which was one of the greatest achievements of byzantine art.
What are mosaics?
The invention of this made books much more accessible.
What is the printing press?
Places of worship within the Muslim religion.
What are mosques?
The lightness and darkness of a color or hue.
What is value?
What is dry brush?
These were used to help to support the weight of domes.
What are pendentives?
These individuals created illuminates manuscripts to try to establish authority of the church and bring stability during the turmoil.
Who are missionaries and monks?
This is a floral design that uses either 4 points or 6 points.
What is a rosette?
You use this element of art to create different marks on a paper.
What are lines?
A watercolor technique that creates a blended and blurred effect
What is wet on wet?
a rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base.
What is a dome?
A book where the text is enhanced by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials, borders and miniature illustrations
What is an illuminated manuscript?
The artistic practice of Arabic handwriting.
What is calligraphy?
An area created by a defined boundary or change in color, representing a two dimensional surface
What is shape?
Areas within a painting that are left blank to show where the light source is coming from.
What are highlights?
Churches created in the shape of a cross in a square, central dome.
What is a greek cross floor plan?
Parchment pages Made from the skin of a calf
What is vellum?
decorative, abstract, geometric designs that are non- representational.
What are Arabesque designs?
The relationships between sizes of different parts of a whole.
What is proportion?
This technique creates dimension, texture and color variation. You must allow wait time so that the colors don’t blend together and get muddy.
What is layering?
The title of this famous painting shows the power of the emperor with support from the church, religious figures, and the military during the middle ages.
What is Justinian and his Attendants?
Another word or term used to describe the Middle Ages.
What is the dark ages?
This means "in the Arab style."
What is Arabesque?
The difference between art elements like color, value, size, texture, and so on can intensify the elements used. (Small vs. large, dark vs. light)
What is contrast?