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Art App.
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15
Art History
12th Grade
11/16/2011

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Term
Pigments
Definition
The coloring agents of a medium
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Ceramics
Definition

Objects formed out of clay and then harden by firing in a kiln

 

Term
Performance art
Definition
a form of art includes physical space and also human activity
Term
Kiln
Definition
Oven used to bake ceramics
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Pastel
Definition
soft crayon made of chalk and pigment
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Earthware
Definition
A type of ceramic made of porus clay and fired at low temp. -must be glazed to hold liquid
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Medium
Definition
material used to create a work of art.
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Lithography
Definition

printmaking process-

polished. stone is drawn on jwith greasy material 

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Silkscreen
Definition
Serigraph, print made
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tapestry
Definition
special kind of weaving, weft yams are of several colors- weaved together to create a design
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Weaving
Definition
technique for constructing fabric by interlacing horizonal and vertical threads
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Porcelain
Definition
type of ceramic fired at highest temp. - becomes virtully translucent and extremly glossy when finished
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Binders
Definition
substance that holds pigments together
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woodcut
Definition
 relief print making process, cut to make a design
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