art vocabulary
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urbanhalle on December 14, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 value range | the range of darkness or lightness of an object |
| transparency | pertains to the translucency of a paint |
| lightfastness | a rating of how well the color will resist to change when exposed to light |
| HP (hot-press) | has a very smooth flat surface. it is useful for watercolor combined with ink or pen or colored pencil. paint is more easily lifted from HP paper after it has been applied. |
| CP (cold-press) | has a rough texture, which varies from brand to brand |
| ferrule | the metal casing, which holds the hairs of the brush |
| flat brush | a brush with a flattened ferrule and a wide flat edge |
| round brush | a brush with a round ferrule and bristles that usually form a point |
| fan brush | a brush with bristles that make a rounded fan shape and for painting textures |
| rigger | brush with a round ferrule with especially long bristles used for painting line painting |
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