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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In a painting, a level line where land or water ends and the sky begins. Vanishing points, where two parallel lines appear to converge, are typically located on this line. A horizon line is used to ...

Hand enhanced by artist

Arts & crafts; Fine art

Some paper or canvas editions include brushstrokes done by hand by the artist. These additions enhance both the look and value of the work.

Hue

Arts & crafts; Fine art

The name of the color, such as red, green or yellow. Hue can be measured as a location on a colour wheel, and expressed in degrees; the main attribute of a colour which distinguishes it from other ...

Etching

Arts & crafts; Fine art

The technique of reproducing a design by coating a metal plate with wax and drawing with a sharp instrument called a stylus through the wax down to the metal. The plate is put in an acid bath, which ...

Etching press

Arts & crafts; Fine art

An intaglio printing press comprised of a flat moving bed covered with multiple layers of felt that passes through two cylinders, one which can be raised and lowered to increased or decrease the ...

En plein air

Arts & crafts; Fine art

French for "in open air," used to describe paintings that have been executed outdoors, rather than in the studio.

Easel

Arts & crafts; Fine art

An upright support (generally a tripod) used for displaying something. It is most often used to hold up an artist's canvas while the painter is working or to hold a completed painting for exhibition.