Fine art

Fine art

Of, or pertaining to the creation of, any visual art that was considered to have been created for purely aesthetic purposes.

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Refers to creating a sense of depth in painting by imitating the way the atmosphere makes distant objects appear less distinct and more bluish than they would be if nearby. Also known as atmospheric ...

Achromatic

Arts & crafts; Fine art

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

Alla prima

Arts & crafts; Fine art

The method of oil painting in which the desired effects of the final painting are achieved in the first application of paint as opposed to the technique of covering the canvas in layers with the ...

Analogous colours

Arts & crafts; Fine art

Any set of three or five colours that are closely related in hue(s). They are usually adjacent (next) to each other on the colour wheel.

Applied art

Arts & crafts; Fine art

The use of the principles and elements of design to create functional pieces of works of art.

Approximate symmetry

Arts & crafts; Fine art

The use of forms which are similar on either side of a central axis. They may give a feeling of the exactness or equal relationship but ar sufficiently varied to prevent visual monotony.