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Acrylic: a waterbased paint that dries quickly Antiquing: a technique used in finishing a painted item that gives an aged or darkened look to the paint. I use Fini tinted with Asphaltum to obtain a perfect sepia toned look Basecoat: color applied to an entire piece or specific area. Usually one or two coats of paint BRUSHES Color: another word for paint Dry Brushing: technique of using a dry brush with a minimal amount of paint on it to add shading or highlighting details to a design. Brush is loaded with paint, and using a shop towel most of the paint is removed from brush Fini: liquid glazing medium used for floating, colour washes, faux finishes, thinning and diluting paint instead of water . Float: one side of a flat or angular brush is loaded with paint and the brush is stroked on palette until a blended color is achieved. Floating is used to shade or highligh Frottage: from the French (Frotter)…to rub. The more modern definition identifies Frottage as a faux finish. A base coat with contrasting overglaze is cover with crumpled brown paper, then gently RUBBED evenly. The paper is then removed, leaving a unique leathery effect Giclee: a print method by which a copy of an original artwork is applied to canvas to replicate the original Highlight: adds dimension by indicating the light impact point of an object. Gives a more realistic effect to a painted piece. Color used to highlight is a lighter value than color being highlighted Load: as in load a brush; brush is dipped into paint and paint is stroked into brush Palette: all colors used to create a design; palette paper is a coated paper designed to help blend colors, make washes, and is usually disposable. Also used as palettes are plastic lids, ceramic tiles, and freezer paper Shade: opposite of highlighting; area is darkened to give the appearance of shadow or shading Stylus: tool to make dots of paint, emboss, or transfer a design. End(s) is small metal ball; tip end of brush can be used as a stylus Technique: method used to achieve a specific look, texture, or feel to a piece, examples include: stripping, sponging, marbleizing, or antiquing Tint: light, transparent color; a hint of color Transfer Paper: paper coated on one side with gray, black, white, blue, or red material that aides painters in transferring a design to surface. Paper is placed color side down, design is placed on top of transfer paper, and a stylus or pencil is used to trace the design Wash: water or glaze is added to dilute paint making it lighter in color and transparent; wood grain can be seen through a wash |
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