Plantation Key Art Corner

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• Achromatic

  - Black, white and greys. Artwork that is executed without color.

• Acrylic

  - Thicker and stronger than tempera or watercolor paint, Acrylic is a water-based "plastic" paint.

• Albumen Print

  - This printing process is used in photography printing processes. Egg whites are used in the emulsion.

• Alternative Process

  - This photography term covers approximately 35 different processes for the final unconventional effect.

• Analogous colors

  - Colors that appear next to each other on the color wheel. Analogous colors have one hue in common. For example, blue, blue-green, and blue-violet all contain blue.

• Angled

  -  lines are a combination of diagonal lines such as /\/\/\/\/ ><<>

• Architect

  - A person who designs buildings and supervises construction of the buildings.

• Architecture

  - The art and science of designing buildings and other structures.

• Armature

  - A structure used beneath something else for support. For example, a sculptor might create a clay sculpture with a wood or wire armature beneath it as support. Think about the frame of a house being constructed before all of the brick or siding is built on top. 

• Artists Proof

  - A small group of outstanding prints for the artists use which have been set aside from the edition prints.