Spring art ACP study guide
Impressionism - ANS-Capturing images with no details but using bold colors
Unity - ANS-Being joined as a whole
Graded wash - ANS-a change in value of watercolors from dark to light or light to dark
wet-on-wet - ANS-a painting technique to add layers of paint (mostly oil paintings)
Michel Sittow (portrait of Diego de Guevara) - ANS-
Postmodernism - ANS-a loosely defined term referring to a new cycle in art history and culture
in general
German Expressionism - ANS-art movement after the World War l, artist that served in and were
deeply affected by war, therefore documented their experiences
Social realism - ANS-an art movement, refers to the works of artist that draw attention to the
everyday conditions of these working classes and the poor, and who are critical of the social
structures that maintain these positions
Casting - ANS-creating a hollow shape called a mold, and filling it with a material that will
harden
Optical mixing - ANS-Optical mixing is created through our perception of color. When one looks
at two small amounts of different colors laid down side the two appear to create a different color.
This color is usually something similar to the result when the two are mixed in pigment.
Formalism - ANS-using the elements and principles of design as a criterion in art making or
criticism
Angular line - ANS-lines that create angles
Jagged - ANS-something is jagged when it has an uneven edge or quality to it.
Tonal contrast - ANS-the difference between the light and dark areas in a painting
Unity - ANS-The relationship among the elements of an art that helps all the elements function
together. Unity is a principle of art that helps the structure of an artwork.
Impressionism - ANS-Capturing images with no details but using bold colors
Unity - ANS-Being joined as a whole
Graded wash - ANS-a change in value of watercolors from dark to light or light to dark
wet-on-wet - ANS-a painting technique to add layers of paint (mostly oil paintings)
Michel Sittow (portrait of Diego de Guevara) - ANS-
Postmodernism - ANS-a loosely defined term referring to a new cycle in art history and culture
in general
German Expressionism - ANS-art movement after the World War l, artist that served in and were
deeply affected by war, therefore documented their experiences
Social realism - ANS-an art movement, refers to the works of artist that draw attention to the
everyday conditions of these working classes and the poor, and who are critical of the social
structures that maintain these positions
Casting - ANS-creating a hollow shape called a mold, and filling it with a material that will
harden
Optical mixing - ANS-Optical mixing is created through our perception of color. When one looks
at two small amounts of different colors laid down side the two appear to create a different color.
This color is usually something similar to the result when the two are mixed in pigment.
Formalism - ANS-using the elements and principles of design as a criterion in art making or
criticism
Angular line - ANS-lines that create angles
Jagged - ANS-something is jagged when it has an uneven edge or quality to it.
Tonal contrast - ANS-the difference between the light and dark areas in a painting
Unity - ANS-The relationship among the elements of an art that helps all the elements function
together. Unity is a principle of art that helps the structure of an artwork.
