All About Acrylic!
This technique uses a porous and absorbent object that can apply paint directly on a canvas. It will create a rough, inconsistent texture.
What is a Sponge?
When this material is added to paper, clothing fuzzies should be added first to weaken the adhesive.
What is Masking Tape?
When trying to make a light pencil sketch, this is the type of drawing pencil that works best.
What is an H Pencil?
This technique uses very little paint and water to create a rough visual texture.
What is Dry Brush?
What style of artwork focuses primarily on using inanimate objects as the subject matter?
What is a Still Life?
When this object is used with acrylic paint, the artist should never brush the paint on but should be dabbed or tapped on for the best result. This technique can create shapes easily.
What is a Stencil?
This material should always be tapped off into a trash can when the artist is trying to clear excess from the paper.
What is Chalk Pastel?
This material can come in multiple different forms. Some examples are compressed, vine, and pencil.
What is Charcoal?
This technique uses a coarse, crystalline material to absorb color and create a rough visual texture. It is wiped away when the paint dries.
What is Salt?
What is a Landscape?
This is a technique that involves 'scrubbing' the paint into the canvas.
What is Scumbling?
This is a tool that should always be used overtop of a cutting board. The artist should always be aware of hand placement when in use.
What is an Xacto Knife?
When using this material, you should consider the use of a colorless blender to help smooth out and blend colors.
What is a Colored Pencil?
When this material is added to an area of wet paint, it can create a crystal-like design when the paint dries.
What is Plastic Wrap?
What type of artwork uses items such as a horizon line, vanishing points, and converging lines?
What is Linear Perspective?
This is a technique that involves scraping away paint to either create a shape or reveal a different color underneath.
What is Sgraffito?
This tool should not be left sitting in a jar of water for prolonged periods of time, otherwise, the water risks breaking down the adhesive on the tool.
What is a Paint Brush?
When shading with pen and ink, this technique uses very tiny dots all placed closer together to show dark values, and farther apart to show lighter values.
What is Stippling?
When this technique is used, a tie-dye effect forms.
What is Rubbing Alcohol?
This type of artwork must have a sitter. The sitter might be seen in profile, front-facing, or three-quarter views.
What is a Portrait?
This is a clear acrylic paint that can be added to a color to allow the paint to dry without any shine.
What is Matte Medium?
This is an item that can be used by an artist to prevent excess paint from getting on them. This helps to protect the artist.
What is an Apron?
This colored material should be fixed onto the paper with a fixative when the artwork is complete to prevent movement or messiness.
What is Chalk Pastel?
When this material is applied to a surface, no paint will travel to the area of application. This 'protects' the area.
What is Masking or Liquid Mask?
What style of artwork focuses on the portrayal of emotions, personal symbolism, and expression rather than formal qualities?