Art Technical Terms Explained!...
What is Paper Mache? Basically, with this you get some newspaper and rip it up. Pummel it with water which leaves you with a soggy lump. At this stage it is ready for you to mould it into any shape that you like.
When it is at the wet stage, you then add glue to it. Once you have acquired your required shape you have to leave it to dry. Similar to wood you can then put a primer on it, before you go on to paint your article.
The advantages with this being that this medium is both strong and yet also light. This is so useful as it can be used to create so many things.
Sugar Cane is paper made from the actual husk of the sugar cane. It comes in many colours and you can tear it, even though it is thick and fibrous. Good for paper mache, because it is very absorbent, but it is also used as a surface to be drawn on.
Gesso is used on canvasses and other types of surfaces as a primer before you go on to paint. Really it is a bit like a glue. A mixture of white pigment, whiting, chalk or plaster.
This gesso, you will find, will make a seal on your surface which, you ought to discover, is reflective too, better as the canvas doesn't roll.
Impasto - This is canvas which has thick layers of paint. Usually formed by using your brush or palette knife, loading it with paint to form layers on the canvas. Making a heavy textured surface, which will have your bristle marks impressed on the canvas when you paint.
What is pigment? This is what is used to dye or colour the paint itself. This, as a paint medium, is made from minute particles as they have been ground very finely. In time gone by the consistency came from animals, plants and minerals. Nowadays a lot are made from synthetics.
Embossed - This is a pattern which has been marked or stamped on to the surface and in some cases carved. It can also be used with metal and a hammer.
Fixatives are a way of trying to preserve your painting. These can be sprayed or brushed on.
Positive and Negative - Consideration needs to be given to the painting and what is contained in it, to decide upon the positive and negative sections. The positive shape has to be your main object or section.
The negative shape will be what else surrounds it. Bear in mind for your drawing to work, both parts need equal attention.
A Grid is used for still life drawings. With a sheet of mounting board, you draw squares onto this and place it like a screen behind your objects to be drawn. This makes it possible then to decide where the shadows and shapes need to be for your painting.
Acrylic Retarder will increase the open drying time. It can be mixed (10% maximum) with the paint. Works well for shading and blending, or even wet on wet painting and helps to combat a skin on your palette.
Acrylic Gloss Varnish. This varnish is perfect for quick drying glazes. Should you mix 10% with the paint, it will increase the luminosity, transparency and most of all, their flow. Brush strokes come easier to blend, making them more flexible and they adhere to the surface well. - 13731
When it is at the wet stage, you then add glue to it. Once you have acquired your required shape you have to leave it to dry. Similar to wood you can then put a primer on it, before you go on to paint your article.
The advantages with this being that this medium is both strong and yet also light. This is so useful as it can be used to create so many things.
Sugar Cane is paper made from the actual husk of the sugar cane. It comes in many colours and you can tear it, even though it is thick and fibrous. Good for paper mache, because it is very absorbent, but it is also used as a surface to be drawn on.
Gesso is used on canvasses and other types of surfaces as a primer before you go on to paint. Really it is a bit like a glue. A mixture of white pigment, whiting, chalk or plaster.
This gesso, you will find, will make a seal on your surface which, you ought to discover, is reflective too, better as the canvas doesn't roll.
Impasto - This is canvas which has thick layers of paint. Usually formed by using your brush or palette knife, loading it with paint to form layers on the canvas. Making a heavy textured surface, which will have your bristle marks impressed on the canvas when you paint.
What is pigment? This is what is used to dye or colour the paint itself. This, as a paint medium, is made from minute particles as they have been ground very finely. In time gone by the consistency came from animals, plants and minerals. Nowadays a lot are made from synthetics.
Embossed - This is a pattern which has been marked or stamped on to the surface and in some cases carved. It can also be used with metal and a hammer.
Fixatives are a way of trying to preserve your painting. These can be sprayed or brushed on.
Positive and Negative - Consideration needs to be given to the painting and what is contained in it, to decide upon the positive and negative sections. The positive shape has to be your main object or section.
The negative shape will be what else surrounds it. Bear in mind for your drawing to work, both parts need equal attention.
A Grid is used for still life drawings. With a sheet of mounting board, you draw squares onto this and place it like a screen behind your objects to be drawn. This makes it possible then to decide where the shadows and shapes need to be for your painting.
Acrylic Retarder will increase the open drying time. It can be mixed (10% maximum) with the paint. Works well for shading and blending, or even wet on wet painting and helps to combat a skin on your palette.
Acrylic Gloss Varnish. This varnish is perfect for quick drying glazes. Should you mix 10% with the paint, it will increase the luminosity, transparency and most of all, their flow. Brush strokes come easier to blend, making them more flexible and they adhere to the surface well. - 13731
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Looking for more great "How To" articles on art? The author, contemporary artist Anna Meenaghan, has a lot more on her online art gallery website. As a contemporary painter myself, I have discovered that they are of great use and not just to myself. So simply visit her site and see for yourself. Comment by Michael Bruckner.
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