Creetchure
is a diminutive supernatural being in Irish folklore, classed by some as a type of solitary fairy. They are usually depicted as little bearded men, wearing a coat and hat, who partake in mischief.
leprechaun
What does WIP mean?
work in progress
good counterpoint
touché
A simple style that uses geometrical shapes as the building blocks of the subject.
Cubism
one of the most famous Greek philosophers, was also a polymath who lived in Ancient Greece in 384-322 BC. He was taught by another famous philosopher, Plato.
Aristotle
a huge whirlpool and at its bottom, her monstrous mouth with huge, sharp teeth were waiting to devour any ship and sailors on it
Charybdis
A word to describe something that is true to the original story.
canon
stylish, elegant
chic
A classic style that uses vivid colors and expressive brushwork to convey emotions and atmospheric effects. Works often capture a sense of energy, light, and movement. Claude Monet and Edgar Degas are pioneers of this style.
Impressionism
a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought.
Socrates
a nine-tailed fox that appears in Korean mythology and East Asian folktales and legends
gumiho
What does OC mean?
original character
a dead end street
cul-de-sac
an aesthetic attitude based on the art of Greece and Rome in antiquity, which invokes harmony, clarity, restraint, universality, and idealism.
Neoclassicism
the first teacher in China who wanted to make education broadly available and who was instrumental in establishing the art of teaching as a vocation.
Confucius
(in Arabian and Muslim mythology) an intelligent spirit of lower rank than the angels, able to appear in human and animal forms and to possess humans.
jinn
What does AU mean?
alternate universe
a situation with no solution
impasse
A movement in art, particularly in architecture and decorative art, that originated in France in the early 1700s. This art characteristics consist of elaborate ornamentation and a light, sensuous style, including scrollwork, foliage, and animal forms.
Rococo
an italian writer, poet, and philosopher. Known for The Divine Comedy.
Dante
a terrifying creature that features a fire-breathing lion's head attached to a goat's body, ending in a serpent tail.
Chimera
What is an ARC?
Advanced Reader Copy, free uncorrected proofs of books provided by a publisher prior to a book’s release.
on the way
en route
originated in Rome in the 17th century with a strong focus on Catholic revival, which eventually spread across Europe. Unlike mannerist art, ____ art was centered around intricately rendered realism with a strong emotional appeal towards religion. However, not all ____ art was religious; its hyper-realism was also present in still-lifes done during the time.
Baroque
French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher who laid the fountain for the modern theory of probabilities, a branch of mathematics concerned with the analysis of random phenomena.
Pascal