What is a lost edge in art?

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Q - What is a lost edge in art?

A - A lost edge is where a shape or line fades into the background or into another shape in the painting.  Lost edges usually are created by diminishing the value of color or shading. The techniques can be found in many different mediums in art.

Camille Pissarro Boulevard Montmartre Winter Canvas Print

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What is a loose sketch?

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Q - What is a loose sketch?

A- A loose sketch is where the artist uses a more relaxed approach to rendering the art sketch. A variation of a gestural sketch but is rendered less quickly.  The advantage is a more impressionistic sketch and is usually more artistic in nature than a more detailed or tight sketch.

"Sniffles" loose  art sketch example by Mark Valdez

Georges Seurat "View of the Seine" Art Print

Georges Seurat View of the Seine Art Print by pdpress  Set the tone of your room from the walls out?" from the ground up" is so dated. Mix and match your favorite art prints on a gallery wall showcasing everything that makes your style unique. Art prints available in five sizes, from x-small to x-large. *Exact sizing may vary slightly due to the printing process, we advise waiting to buy frames until the prints arrive. Natural white, matte, ultra smooth background. 100% cotton, acid, and lignin-free archival paper. Custom trimmed with a border for framing; 1" for x-small and small, 2" for all larger sizes. Every order is custom made just for you.

What is tonal variation in art?

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Q - What is tonal variation in art?

A - Tonal variation in art refers to the degree of light or darkness of a color or shade in an artwork. Tonal variation is important in art as it adds interest and value in an artwork.

Georges Seurat “ A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

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What is finger painting?

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Q - What is finger painting?

A - Finger painting is the use of your hands and fingers dipped into the paint onto paper to create art with. Finger painting is usually associated with art created by children. Most finger paint uses tempera paints as the medium. The use of fingers to paint with, however, is also a common technique used by many artists in a variety of mediums including oils, and watercolors

Manet, Berthe Morisot With a Bouquet of Violets Art Print

Manet, Berthe Morisot With a Bouquet of Violets Art Print by fineearthprints . Set the tone of your room from the walls out?" from the ground up" is so dated. Mix and match your favorite art prints on a gallery wall showcasing everything that makes your style unique. Art prints available in five sizes, from x-small to x-large. *Exact sizing may vary slightly due to the printing process, we advise waiting to buy frames until the prints arrive. Natural white, matte, ultra smooth background. 100% cotton, acid, and lignin-free archival paper. Custom trimmed with a border for framing; 1" for x-small and small, 2" for all larger sizes. Every order is custom made just for you.

What is a replica?

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Q - What is a replica?

A - A replica is a reproduction or copy of the original artwork. A replica can be created by the artist of the original artwork or by others.

Paul Klee / Red Balloon (1922) Art Print

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What is Cubism?

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Q - What is Cubism?

A - Cubism is an abstract form of art that attempts to depict an object or person in a two-dimensional plane while showing all sides of the subject using geometric shapes. Cubism was first inspired by artists Pablo Picasso and  Georges Braque.

Botticelli - The birth of Venus Art Print

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What is a panorama view?

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Q - What is a panorama view?

A - A panorama view is a wide view of a landscape or cityscape. Panorama views are usually applied to photography, cinema, and film.

Salvador Dali Poster

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How many paintings did Salvador Dali make?

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Q - How many paintings did Salvador Dali make?

A- Salvador Dali created over 1,500 artworks in his lifetime.  Born in 1904 Dali created his first painting when he was only 6 years old. The Spanish artist was primarily known for his surrealist style of painting.

THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY - SALVADOR DALI Art Print

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How long did it take to paint the Mona Lisa?

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Q - How long did it take to paint the Mona Lisa?

A - It took 4 years to paint the Mona Lisa from 1503 to 1507 but remained unfinished and took an additional 3 years to complete by 1519. Leonardo da Vinci died the same year.

Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci Art Print

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What are the best watercolor paints?

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Q - What are the best watercolor paints?

A- Better watercolor paint usually has more pigment than filler, brighter colors, easier and more even application and is overall longer lasting as well. The main downside to better quality paints is the higher cost.

Rembrandt Peale - Portrait of Rosalba Peale Art Print

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What is an all over painting?

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Q - What is an all-over painting?

A - An all over painting is where the composition is given equal attention to every part of the painting covering all areas of available space within the artwork.

Matisse - La Musique Poster

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What is a lightbox?

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Q - What is a lightbox?

A - A lightbox is used by artists for tracing or copying a drawing or photo onto paper.  Light is used to illuminate a photo to make it easy to copy or trace over.

Degas Blue Dancers Poster

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What is a self portrait?

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Q - What is a self-portrait?

A - A self-portrait is a painting or drawing created by artists capturing his or her own likeness. A common usage in art created by many artists.

Edgar Degas Young Woman with Ibis Art Print

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Who created color field painting?

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Q - Who created color field painting?

A- The early use of color field art was introduced by artists Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, and Clyfford Still. Color field art relies on the use of areas of pure color in varying shades and color tones. It is a form of abstract art.

Mark Rothko - White over Red Framed Art Print

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What is the best use for a liner brush?

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Q - What is the best use for a liner brush?

A - A liner brush or sometimes called a rigger brush is used to create long lines in artworks. The advantage is that a liner brush is very long holding more paint and water than a shorter brush allowing for easier application of paint to paper or canvas.

Jeanne (Spring) Poster

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What is an art video?

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Q - What is an art video?

A - An art video is a medium used by an artist's relying on video or film technology used to create an artwork.  Art videos differ from television or movie production as they are void of plot lines or conventional stories. The use of video is seen as a form of expression of an artist's ideas abstract or otherwise

Toulouse Lautrec Art Print

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What is fluid art?

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Q - What is fluid art?

A - A popular form of abstract art that employs acrylic paint in a liquid form used to pour colored paint onto the canvas to create artworks. The techniques used to create fluid art are relatively easy to learn making it a popular and enjoyable method for creating art.

Jellyspace Poster

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What is inking?

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Q - What is inking?

A - Inking refers to the use of black India ink used over a pencil drawing usually associated with comic book art. The artist doing the inking is often not the pencil artist who created the original comic book artwork.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Dance at Bougival Poster

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What are opaque paints?

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Q - What are opaque paints?

A - Opaque paint are paints that do not allow light to pass through.  Opaque paint do not allow you to be able to see through the paint as in transparent paints. The most common types of opaque paints include oil-based paints and to a lesser degree acrylic paints.

Suspiria Poster

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What is an artist's mannequin used for?

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Q - What is an artist's mannequin used for?

A - An artist's mannequin is a helpful reference tool for artists usually to help out with basic proportions of a male or female anatomy. Most artists used mannequins for quick sketches to be embellished at a later time if desired.

Mina Harker Canvas Print

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What is a painterly style in art?

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Q - What is a painterly style in art?

A - A painterly style is one that uses bold and somewhat loose application of paint without trying to blend out all brush strokes allowing the brush strokes to be visible to the viewer.

Choose you Art Print by Maggie Stephenson

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What is abstract art?

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Q - What is abstract art?

A - Abstract art is considered to be art that is nonrepresentational art found in various forms such as painting, sculpture and other forms.  Abstract art lacks a connection to the real visual world and attempts to find new visual imagery to explore via what medium the artist chooses to utilize.

The Bedroom by Vincent van Gogh Art Print

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What is a line sketch for?

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Q - What is a line sketch for?

A - A line sketch is a simplified drawing that only uses lines and curved lines to create a drawing or quick sketch and is sometimes referred to as a cartoon. Line sketches can be used as an outline or reference for a painting or can be used as an artwork on its own.

Springtime by Claude Monet Art Print

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What is Franz Marc best known for?

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Q - What is Franz Marc best known for?

A  - Franz Marc was a German painter and printer best known for his abstract artworks depicting animals using very bold colors and contrasting color values. Marc was considered an important contributor to the expressionist art movement and along with artist Wassily Kandinsky founded the group Der Blaue Reiter.

Franz Marc The Sheep - Poster

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What is an actuality?

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Q - What is an actuality?

A - An actuality is an very quick, usually just a minute or so film that captures a real event or happening without any editing. An actuality film is a non structured film unlike a documentary.

Picasso Art Print

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