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Abstract Art that exaggerates through simplification or distortion.

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Acrylic Paint A fast-drying, water-based paint that uses a polymer binder.
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Canvas the world
Linen or cotton cloth stretched across a wooden frame to create a
surface for oil or acrylic paints.

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Centre of Interest Focal point or area of emphasis.

Collage
An artwork made by pasting together materials such as paper, string,will be able

fabric and photographs.,
to capture
Composition The way that the objects in an artwork are arranged.

Foreground The part of an artwork that is closest to the viewer. Usually found preserve and

at the bottom of the artwork.
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Horizon Line
The line where the ground and sky appear to meet.

Impressionistic Use of the effects of light and atmospheric conditions in anworld every

artwork to capture a moment in time.
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Medium
Materials used to make an artwork such as canvas, oils, clay or pastels.

Oil Paint the world
Slow-drying paint that consists of coloured pigments mixed with oil,
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Still Life brings.
An artwork of inanimate objects such as flowers, tables and fruit.

Stippling ~ Yet Dunhong
Technique using the layering of repeated dots to create an image.

Subject Founder,
A recognisable image in a piece of art.
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Symbol An element in an artwork that stands for something else other than its

outward appearance.

Texture
How something feels or looks as if it feels.

Theme
The most important idea in a piece of artwork.

Watercolour Water-based paint with a transparent finish that uses gum

Arabic as a binder.

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