The materials and tools used by the artist to create a work of art.

The manner and skill in which the artist uses tools and materials to achieve an expressive effect.

Aptitude, skill or manual dexterity in the use of tools and materials.

A term given to a work of art that has no recognizable subject matter.

A form of expression which retains the basic impression of visual reality but attempts to relate and interpret the universal meanings which lie underneath the surface appearance of natural forms.

A form of balance achieved by the use of identical balance compositional units on either side of a vertical axis within the picture plane.

A form of balance attained when the visual units on either side of a vertical axis are not identical but are placed in positions with the picture plane so as to create a felt equilibrium of the total form concept.

The outermost limits or boundary of the picture plane.

The enclosed areas that represent the initial selection of shapes planned by the artist.

These are unoccupied or empty space left after the positive shapes have been laid down by the artist; they also function as shapes in the total pictorial structure.

The path of a moving point; the mark made by a tool or instrument as it is drawn across a surface. It's length is distinctly greater than its width.

An area that stands out from the space next to or around it because of a defined boundary or because of a difference of value, color, or texture.

The relative degree of lightness and darkness.

The area of an object represented in art that receives the greatest amount of direct light.

The actual or the illusion of tactile value on the surface of an area as created by nature or by an artist through a manipulation of the visual elements.

A similar technique to papier colle but using a great variety of materials having tactile quality, not just paper alone.

The substance or powder that makes up the color of paint.

Designates the common name of a color and indicates its position in the spectrum or the color circle.

The point on the horizon line at which apparent parallel lines will converge.

Measurable distances on a surface which show length and width but lack any illusion of thickness or depth.

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