Chapter 3 Vocabulary

What is dry media?

• the material used to thin the binder.

• media that is applied dry; they include pencil, charcoal, crayon, and chalk or pastel.

• media in which the coloring agent is suspended in a liquid; they include ink and paints.

• finely ground powder that gives a paint its color

What is lithography?

• a technique of capturing optical images on light-sensitive surfaces.

• engraving tool

• a process in which ink is forced to fill lines cut into a metal surface; Italian word meaning "to cut into"

• a printmaking method in which the image to be printed is drawn on limestone, zinc, or aluminum with a special greasy crayon

What is casting?

• any freestanding work surrounded on all sides by space.

• cutting or chipping a form from a given mass of material to create a sculpture.

• a melted-down metal or other liquid substance is poured into a mold to harden

• the image to be printed is raised from the background

What is architecture?

• a hemisphere placed on walls that enclose a circular or square space.

• the art and science of designing and constructing structures that enclose space fora variety of human needs.

• a process in which a soft, pliable material is built up and shaped into a sculptural form.

• a screen print that has been handmade by an artist

What is a sculptural form that actually moves in space?

• Modeling

• Groin vault

• Kinetic Art

• Still Life

What is any freestanding work surrounded on all sides by space?

• Intaglio

• Sculpture in the round

• Solvent

• Tensile strength

What is finely ground powder that gives a paint its color?

• Pigment

• Wet media

• Burin

• Dome

What is a process in which ink is forced to fill lines cut into a metal surface; Italian word meaning "to cut into"?

• Serigraph

• Screen Printing

• Relief Printing

• Intaglio

What is a hemisphere placed on walls that enclose a circular or square space?

• Architecture

• Barrel Vault

• Dome

• Casting

What is still life?

• painting stationary objects in a normal position you would find them in

• media that is applied dry; they include pencil, charcoal, crayon, and chalk or pastel

• the material used to thin the binder.

• a melted-down metal or other liquid substance is poured into a mold to harden.