SPC2120 Rest. Arts Art Terms 1
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Created by:
sgoldthorp on December 17, 2010
Subjects:
funeral directing, embalming, restorative arts
Classes:
Funeral Directing @ St. Pete College
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Absorption | Process of taking in; a color object absorbs certain rays of light which illuminates it while other rays are reflected. |
| Acetone | Dimethylketone; a colorless liquid which is used to remove scabs, a solvent for wax, or as a stain remover. |
| Achromatic Color | A color not found in the visible spectrum; a neutral color such as white, black, gray, and silver and gold (for decorative purposes). |
| Additive Method | Process of mixing colored lights on a surface whereby the wave lengths of each are combined; adding of two or more lights together to create another light. |
| Adhesive | Sticking or adhering closely; a substance which may be applied in order to sustain contact of two surfaces. |
| After-Image | Psychological; visual impression remaining after the stimulus has been removed. |
| Airbrush | A kind of pressured atomizer for spraying liquid paint or cosmetic upon a surface. |
| Analogous | In color, two or more hues which have the same hue in common. |
| Anchor | A material or technique employed to secure tissues or restorative materials in a fixed position. |
| Angle | Angulus; a sharp turn formed by the meeting of two borders or surfaces. |
| Angle of Projection | The degree from the vertical at which the surface(s) of a prominent feature projects. |
| Anterior | Before or in front of; refers to the ventral or abdominal side of the body. |
| Aperture | An opening. |
| Aqueous | Watery, prepared with water as a solvent. |
| Arch | Any structure of a curved or bow-like outline. |
| Armature | Framework; a material, generally of pliable metal or wood, employed to create a frame of support for a wax restoration. |
| Asymmetry | Lack of symmetry or proportion; similarity without identity. |
| Base | The first applied cream or cosmetic; the vehicle in the cosmetic, i.e. oil-base. |
| Basic Pigment | One of the four hues corresponding to the pigments of the skin as white, yellow, red, and brown. |
| Basket-Weave Suture | A network of stitches employed to cross the borders of a cavity or excision, used to anchor fillers and to sustain the tissues in their proper position. |
| Black | The color of jet in pigments; the darkest of all colors; achromatic; absence of illumination in light. |
| Blanch | To whiten by removing color; to make pale. |
| Bleach | To grow to become pale or blanched; a chemical which lightens a skin discoloration; the act of lightening a discoloration by chemical means. |
| Bleed | A color which escapes at the edge of a mixture; unmixed. |
| Blend | To mix or intermingle a color (or colors) smoothly; to make a gradual change from one color to another. |
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