VISUAL REFERENCE / 85 items
Medium, Materials & Making · 3
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
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Paper cutting
A cutting technique characterized by cut contours, positive-negative shapes, and layered paper.
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Paper folding
A forming technique characterized by creases, angular planes, and forms made from a sheet.
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Paper material
A making material formed from fibers into thin sheets.
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Photographic film support
The base that carries a light-sensitive photographic layer.
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Print misregistration
An appearance in which printed color layers are slightly out of alignment.
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Printing press
A machine that applies pressure to print from a plate onto paper.
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Printmaking
An artwork medium that transfers images through a matrix or screen.
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Relief printing
A printing technique that transfers ink from raised areas of a plate to paper.
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Screen or display support
A luminous or reflective screen that displays digital imagery.
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Screen printing
A stencil-printing technique characterized by hard-edged color fields, few colors, and layer-by-layer overprint.
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Sketch line
A line treatment characterized by searching repeated strokes, light underdrawing, and quick varied lines.
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Stained glass
A finished medium characterized by colored glass pieces, lead divisions, and transmitted light.
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