Basic
Art
Painting
Art Smart
Terms
100
Acrylic
What is a painting medium made using a petroleum based binder
100
Gold Leaf
What is sheets of gold, hammered until they are very thin and used to decorate
100
Egg Tempera
What is a paint medium that incorporates egg yolks as a binder
100
Encaustic
What is paint with extremely vibrant colors made using heated wax as a binder
100
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What is a medieval religious painting on wood panel
200
Impressionists
What is late nineteenth century artists who were most interested in the representation of light and its effects on objects
200
Mandala
What is a symbol of the universe used by monks for religious instruction and meditation
200
Fresco
What is a type of mural wall painting in which artists mix water based pigments into freshly laid plaster
200
Improvise
What is to react spontaneously to create an artwork or solve an artistic problem
200
Watercolor
What is a painting medium made using pigments that can be diluted with water
300
Perspective
What is creating the illusion of space and depth on a flat surface
300
Medium
What is the material or form used by an artist or A material used to enhance the qualities of paint
300
Binder
What is the substance used in a suspension that surrounds particles and allows them to spread evenly
300
Fayum
What is a region of Egypt in which painters created very lifelike portraits of the dead on planks of wood
300
Medium
What is the material or form used by an artist or A Material used to enhance the qualities of paint
400
Solvent
What is a material used to dissolve paint and clean brushes
400
Pigment
What is a natural or human made substance that gives paint its color
400
Vellum
What is lamb or calfskin used for making book pages
400
Parchment
What is sheep or goatskin used for making book pages
400
Hieroglyphic Script
What is a complex Egyptian writing system based on picture symbols
500
Suspension
What is a substance whose particles are mixed in a fluid but not dissolved
500
Vehicle
What is a liquid used to suspend particles
500
Visual Literacy
What is the ability to identify, interpret, and find meaning in visual information: ability to understand and create signs, symbols, images, other non verbal forms of communication
500
Illuminated Manuscript
What is a medieval religious scroll or book made by hand and decorated with ornate painted images
500
Gum Arabic
What is a substance made from sap of the acacia tree used in the production of watercolors and adhesives