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zinnober green
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Another name for chrome green. |
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zincography
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The use of lithography on a zinc plate. |
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zinc white
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A common white pigment, zinc white is a brilliant white synthetically derived from the metal zinc. |
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yellowing
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A discoloration that can occur over time in oil paintings due to excessive use of linseed oil medium, applying any of the varnishes that are prone to yellow with age, or most often an accumulation of dirt embedded in the varnish. |
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xylography
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An early form of wood engraving, first seen in China in the 1st century. It is the oldest known engraving technique. |
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xerography
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Photographic process which uses an electrically charged metal plate. On exposure to light the electrical charge is destroyed, leaving a latent image in which shadows are represented by charged areas. A powdered pigment dusted over the plate is attracted to the charged areas, producing a visible image. |
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wove paper
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A type of handmade paper produced from a mold with a mesh so tightly woven as to leave no visible pattern. |
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worm's-eye view
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As if seen from the surface of the earth or the floor. Looking up from below. |
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woodcut
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Illustrations produced when the original printing plate was engraved on a block of wood. |
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wet-on-wet
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A painting technique that relies on painting from light colors up since lighter colors will usually mix with darker colors if laid over top of them while wet. This gives the painting a soft look and allows the colors to be blended. |
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waterscape
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A painting of or including a body of water. It might otherwise be called a marine picture, a seascape, or a riverscape. |
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watermark
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A watermark is a design embossed into a piece of paper during its production and used for identification of the paper and paper maker. The watermark can be seen when the paper is held up to light. |
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watercolor
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A water-based paint that is a translucent wash of pigment; a painting produced with watercolors. |
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wash
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A thin layer of translucent (or transparent) paint or ink, particularly in watercolor; also used occasionally in oil painting. |
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warm color
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Colors whose relative visual temperature makes them seem warm. Warm colors or hues include red-violet, red, red-orange, orange, yellow-orange, and yellow. |
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volumetric
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A quality of two-dimensional images characterized by a sense of three dimensions, solidity, volume, as contrasted with atmospheric which is characterized more by a sense of space or airiness than with volume. Volumetric is generally more characteristic of representational or traditional art, than of modern or contemporary art which is generally less concerned with the depiction of three dimensions in objects and space. |
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volume
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The mass of three-dimensional shapes in space. |
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visual economy
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As used in art, a paring down to the essential elements required to achieve a desired effect. |
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visual communication
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The communication of ideas through the visual display of information. Primarily associated with two dimensional images, it includes alphanumeric, art, signs, and electronic resources. Recent research in the field has focused on web design and graphically-oriented usability. |
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vignette
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An image or painting in which the borders are undefined and seem to fade away gradually until they blends into the background. |
