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Acrylic Paint |
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A type of latex paint made from
acrylic resins; also called acrylic latex paint. |
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Adhesive |
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A material capable of fastening
two other materials together by means of surface attachment. There
are many types, such as spray adhesive, liquid glue, sticky tape,
etc. |
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Aerosol Paint |
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Drawing instrument shaped like a
pencil that operates as a small pressure gun to apply watercolour
pigment in a very fine spray by means of compressed air. Used to
correct and obtain tone or graduated tone effect, the instrument
gives a very smooth finish to artwork. |
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Carbon Pencil |
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Made from
lampblack (derived from burning oil), delivering a smooth, dark
black line. Variations available include blends of carbon, charcoal
and graphite. |
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Chalk Pastel |
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Drawing medium consisting of
fragile, finger-size crayons called pastels, made of powdered
pigments combined with a minimum of non greasy binder. They have a
chalk texture. |
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Charcoal |
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A black, porous, carbonaceous
material, 85 to 98 percent carbon, produced by the destructive
distillation of wood and used as a fuel, filter, and absorbent.
Comes in willow: a naturally burn thin piece of wood and, compressed
charcoal: A harder variety which has been compressed into a stick. |
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Clay |
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A fine-grained, firm earthy
material that is plastic when wet and hardens when heated,
consisting primarily of hydrated silicates of aluminium and widely
used in making bricks, tiles, and pottery. |
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Coloured Pencil |
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A cylindrical case of wood with
a combination of pigments or dyes and a binder in the middle, used
as a drawing tool. |
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Conté |
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Also known as Conté sticks or
Conté crayons. A drawing medium composed of compressed powdered
graphite or charcoal mixed with a wax or clay base. |
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Crayon |
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A stick of coloured wax,
charcoal, or chalk, used for drawing. |
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Enamel Paint |
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A paint that air dries to a
hard, usually with a glossy, finish.
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Fabric Paint |
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A paint that can be used onto
fabric, which dries permanently. Some varieties can be ironed on or
hair dried. |
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Fixative |
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Solution, generally of alcohol
and shellac, that is applied to the surface of artwork used to
protect the surface from smudging or being rubbed off. |
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Gesso |
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A mixture of gypsum plaster,
glue, and whiting; applied as a base coat for painting.
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Glass Paint |
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A transparent paint (with the
exception of black and white which are opaque), used to colour glass
surfaces. Some varieties stain the glass while others sit on top
when dry. |
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Glaze |
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A layer of paint, thinned with a
medium, so as to become somewhat transparent. |
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Glue |
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A strong liquid adhesive
obtained by boiling collagenous animal parts such as bones, hides,
and hooves into hard gelatine and then adding water. |
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Gold Leaf |
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Gold beaten into extremely thin
sheets used especially for gilding and decoration. |
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Gouache |
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A method of painting with opaque
watercolours mixed with a preparation of gum. |
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Graphite |
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Still sometimes called lead
pencil. Comes in hard to soft. 9b the softest, to 9h the hardest. |
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Impasto |
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Thickly applied paint that
projects from the picture surface. |
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Ink |
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A pigmented liquid or paste used
especially for writing or printing. |
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Latex Paint |
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A paint containing latex in a
water suspension combined with pigments and other additives acting
as binders. |
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Lino |
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A material that is usually used
as a flooring material. Is used in art as a cut-out material with
which a print can be made from. Can have several layers for
different colours. |
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Linseed Oil |
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A yellowish oil extracted from
the seeds of flax and used as a drying oil in paints and varnishes
and in linoleum, printing inks, and synthetic resins. |
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Oil Paint |
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A type of slow-drying paint that
consists of particles of pigment suspended in a drying oil, commonly
linseed oil. |
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Oil Pastel |
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A painting and drawing medium
with characteristics similar to pastels and wax crayons. It consists
of pigment mixed with a non-drying oil and wax binder. |
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Pen |
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An instrument for writing or
drawing with ink or similar fluid, especially: a ballpoint pen,
fountain pen, pen point, etc. |
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Plaster |
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A mixture of lime or gypsum,
sand, and water, sometimes with fiber added, that hardens to a
smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings. |
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Scratchboard |
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Or scraperboard, is a technique
where drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching
into a thin layer of white China clay that is coated with black
India ink. |
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Stencil |
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A sheet, as of plastic or
cardboard, in which a desired lettering or design has been cut so
that ink or paint applied to the sheet will reproduce the pattern on
the surface beneath. |
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Tempera |
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A water based paint made with an
egg yoke binder. |
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Varnish |
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A paint containing a solvent and
an oxidizing or evaporating binder, used to coat a surface with a
hard, glossy, transparent film. |
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Watercolour Paint |
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A colour ground with water and
gum where the vehicle of which is water. Moist water colours are
kept in a semi fluid or pasty state in little metal tubes or pans. |
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