VISUAL REFERENCE / 85 items
Medium, Materials & Making
Covers what a work appears to be made as, what it uses, and what processes and production traces it displays.
Work Medium & Expressive MediumMaterials, Pigments & Constituent SubstancesSupports & SubstratesTools & InstrumentsTechniques & Production ProcessesLinework, Brushwork, Mark-Making & FillSurface, Finish & Production Trace
Medium-sized dog
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Canvas weave
A gridded surface appearance suggesting a woven canvas support.
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Cel shading
A shading treatment characterized by stepped values, hard shadow boundaries, and limited tonal bands.
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Clean line
An appearance of smooth and clearly controlled drawn lines.
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Dog collage making
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Collage assembly
A making technique that arranges materials into one image.
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Colored pencil
A drawing implement characterized by fine colored lines, layered strokes, and paper grain.
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Digital painting
A painterly image medium made in a digital drawing environment.
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Distressed surface
A worn-looking surface appearance with uneven rubbing or fading.
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Drawing medium
A medium category selected for making drawn lines and shading.
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Embroidery
A textile embellishment technique characterized by thread stitches, directional sheen, and raised marks on cloth.
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