Watercolor and Acrylic Vocab
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fast-drying paint that contains pigment suspended in an acrylic polymer emolsion
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acrylic paint
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technique that combines the use of pasting cut or torn materials such as paper, photographs, and fabric to a flat surface
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collage
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colors that are opposite on the color wheel. These colors are Red and Green, Blue and Orange, and Yellow and Violet
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complementary colors
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brushstroke technique that is excellent in creating natural texture. It requires only a small amount of paint on a dry brush
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dry brush
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when artists create a painting that includes the human figure
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figure painting
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primer used in acrylic and oil paintings
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gesso
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successive layers of transparent color
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glaze
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creating a painting in all grays pr browns with glazes laid on top
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grisaille
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a type of medium used with acrylics. Produces a nice glass finish and can be used as a final protective varnish
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gloss medium
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paint applied straight from the tube or thickened with gel medium that can be applied with a brush or painting knife to build up a thick, textured surface
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impasto
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a painting of an outdoor scene
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landscape painting
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a watercolor technique of taking away color from a wet or dry area of paint
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lifting out
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used in watercolor to retain white areas
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masking fluid
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a type of acrylic medium that dries flat and dull
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matte medium
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using more than one art medium in a work of art
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mixed media
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scratching into wet paint
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scraffito
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adding a fine layer of opaque pigment to create a softened luminescent or hazy effect
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scumble
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when an artist paints a picture of themselves
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self-portrait
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process to keep watercolor paper flat while painting
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stretching
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layer or layers of color on a painting surface applied before the final painting is begun
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underpainting
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a veil of color laid over an entire area of the paper too large to be covered by a single brushstroke
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wash
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paint consisting of pigment and binder of gum arabic. This paint is usually applied in thin, transparent layers on white paper. Once dry, the paint can be made fluid again by reintroducing water
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watercolor paint
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a watercolor technique using oil pastels or candle wax to resist watercolor paints
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wax resist
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a watercolor technique using wet paint on wet paper
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wet on wet
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slows down the drying process of acrylic paints
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acrylic retarder/slow-dri medium
