 | Term | Definition |
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.xcf |
gimp (photos) |
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.jpg |
compressed file type (graphic) |
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.gif |
compressed graphic files (simple) |
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.tif |
uncompressed graphic file |
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.psd |
photoshop |
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.pdf |
adobe acrobat file |
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.png |
fireworks file (lossless, compressed file) |
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resolution |
pixels per inch |
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RGB |
red, green, blue (colors of light) |
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CMYK |
cyon, magenta, yellow, black (printer colors) |
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collage |
a picture or design created by adhering flat elements to a (wallpaper, photograohs, etc.) flat surface |
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frottage |
rubbing a piece of paper on a rough surface to capture the texture |
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sgriffito |
a method of decorating or designing a surface by scratching through a layer of one color to expose a different color underneath |
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pastel |
pigments mixed with gum and water and pressed into a dried stick |
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gouache |
a heavy opaque watecolor paint producing a less wet appearing and more strongly colored picture than ordinary watercolor |
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assemblage |
a three-dimensional composition made of various materials |
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photomontage |
a composition mafe by juxtaposing or overlapping many pictures |
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scumbling |
a broken passage of opaque or translucent color skimmed or dragged across the surface in sucha way that each color is visible. |
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found object |
an object, not originally intended as a work of art, that is obtained by an artist, often without being altered in any way. |
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