Art 100 Midterm- Chapter 6
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Pigment
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coloring material
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Binder
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substance that allows pigment to be shaped into sticks or fluid to adhere to the drawing surface
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Graphite
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a soft, crystalline form of carbon; naturally occurring drawing medium that leaves trails of gray particles
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Metalpoint
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thin wire made of a relatively soft metal such as silver; wire is drawn across a dried ground and leaves a thing trail of metal particles that tarnish to a pale gray
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Charcoal
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charred wood
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Crayon
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powdered pigments mixed with a greasy or waxy substance
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Pastel
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powdered pigments mixed with a non-greasy binder in water then dried into sticks
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Chalk
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kind of soft, white limestone; black, red and white but is not used much today
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Pen and Ink
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consists of ultra fine articles of pigment suspended in water, binder is used to help adhere to surface
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Ink Wash
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ink diluted with water and applied with a brush
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Brush and Ink
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Using a brush to apply ink to paper.
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Who is credited with the invention of paper around 105 C.E.?
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the chinese
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The predecessor of the graphite pencil, especially popular during the Renaissance is?
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metalpoint
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The coloring material in virtually all drawing media is known as?
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pigment
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The difference in the color and consistency of different types of crayons and pastels is due to?
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the use of different binders
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What do we call the relative texture of the surface of paper?
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surface texture
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Georges Seurat's Café-concert is drawn on rough paper giving it the same quality as his painting technique called?
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pointillism
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Leonardo da Vinci used drawings to explore ideas in?
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engineering, science, mathematics, and art
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Which medium would you use if you wanted to best convey a scene at night?
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What medium did Degas use frequently - it gives soft, painterly color.
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pastels
