Quizlet

Flashcards: Art Vocab

Instructions

  1. Print this webpage. If you can, set your printer to Grayscale for faster printing.
  2. Fold each page down the middle along the solid vertical line.
  3. Cut along the dotted horizontal lines.
  4. Optional: Use tape, glue, or staples to hold the two sides of each flashcard together.

This will print 4 pages (5 terms/page). This box will be automatically hidden when printing. Return to Set Page

.xcfgimp (photos)
.jpgcompressed file type (graphic)
.gifcompressed graphic files (simple)
.tifuncompressed graphic file
.psdphotoshop
.pdfadobe acrobat file
.pngfireworks file (lossless, compressed file)
resolutionpixels per inch
RGBred, green, blue (colors of light)
CMYKcyon, magenta, yellow, black (printer colors)
collagea picture or design created by adhering flat elements to a (wallpaper, photograohs, etc.) flat surface
frottagerubbing a piece of paper on a rough surface to capture the texture
sgriffitoa method of decorating or designing a surface by scratching through a layer of one color to expose a different color underneath
pastelpigments mixed with gum and water and pressed into a dried stick
gouachea heavy opaque watecolor paint producing a less wet appearing and more strongly colored picture than ordinary watercolor
assemblagea three-dimensional composition made of various materials
photomontagea composition mafe by juxtaposing or overlapping many pictures
scumblinga broken passage of opaque or translucent color skimmed or dragged across the surface in sucha way that each color is visible.
found objectan object, not originally intended as a work of art, that is obtained by an artist, often without being altered in any way.