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Two-Dimensional Media and Processes
Ch. 3
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
09/27/2020

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Binder                                               [image]                                 
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A liquid that holds together the pigment in paint.

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Burin[image] 
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 A steel engraving tool

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Dry Media[image]
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 Those media that are applied dry and include pencil, charcoal, crayon, chalk, or pastel

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Intaglio - [image]
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  A process in which ink is forced to fill lines cut into a metal surface

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lithography[image] 
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  A print making method in which the image to be printed is drawn on a limestone, zinc, or aluminum surface with a special greasy crayon. The drawing is then washed with water. When the ink is applied, it sticks to the greasy drawing but runs off the wet surface, allowing a print to be made of the drawing 
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Photography [image]
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a technique of capturing optical images on light sensitive surfaces

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Pigment[image] 
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Finely ground powder that gives every paint its color

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Relief Printing[image]
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the image to be printed is raised from the background

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Screen Printing[image] 
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paint is forced through a screen onto paper or fabric

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Serigraph - [image]
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screen print that has been hand made by the artist

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Solvent [image]
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the material used to thin the binder in paint

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Still Life [image] 
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a drawing or painting of such things as food, plants, pots, pans, and other inanimate objects

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Wet Media [image]
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Media that are applied to the surface in a liquid form, such as ink and paints

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