Art Dictionary for Elementary

the application of color, pigments, or paint to a surface.

a form or model proposed for imitation.

the technique or process of representing on a plane or curved surface the spatial relation of objects as they might appear to the eye; specific: representation in a drawing or painting of parallel lines as converging in order to give the illusion of depth and distance.

trademark for an oil-based plastic material used in modeling.

technique in oil painting developed in the 1880s by the Neo-Impressionist Georges Serrat. He used small dabs of fine color laid side by side to create form and an impression of shimmering light when viewed from a distance.

movement of British and American artists in the mid-1950s and 1960s reacting against the elitism of abstract art.

a pictorial presentation (as a painting) of a person, usually showing the face.

creating a picture or a design by printing from a plate (woodblock, stone, or metal sheet) that holds ink or color.

the relation of one part to a whole or to other parts.

four-sided building with triangular sides. Pyramids were used in ancient Egypt to enclose a royal tomb.