Glossary
- Form
- the shape, configuration and structure of an artwork, including elements such as medium and colour
- Installation
- a type of three-dimensional artwork; it usually consists of many parts and is created for a specific gallery space or outdoor site, to be viewed as an entire whole
- Palette
- is used when describing the number of different colours that are present in an artwork
- Colour value
- the lightness or darkness of a colour
- Medium
- the substance used to make a particular artwork
- Oil paint
- a slow-drying paint comprising pigment suspended in a drying oil, commonly linseed
- Tempera
- a medium bound with emulsions, combined with dry pigments and water; emulsions might include egg yolk (egg tempera) and milk proteins (casein tempera)
- Watercolour
- a paint comprising pigment suspended in a water-soluble vehicle; the addition of water adds to the paint’s transparency
- Found object
- a natural or an artificially made object used in an artwork, but which has not been designed for that purpose
- Ceramics
- art objects such as figures and tableware made from clay and other raw materials using the process of pottery
- Acrylic
- a fast-drying synthetic paint