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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Linocut

Arts & crafts; Fine art

An image cut into the surface of linoleum, usually, mounted on a block of wood. The surface is then inked, wiped, and the image transferred to paper by pressure.

Life drawing

Arts & crafts; Fine art

Drawings of a human figure. Usually of nude figures so that the artist can understand how the muscles look and how light, tone and shadow reflect around the body.

Issue price

Arts & crafts; Fine art

The original price of a limited edition print when first offered for retail sale.

Secondary colour

Arts & crafts; Fine art

A colour that is produced by mixing two primary colours in equal amounts is called as secondary color.

Print intended for the artist's personal use. It is a common practise to reserve approximately ten percent of an edition as artist's proofs, although this figure can be higher. The artist's proof is ...

Pixnido

Arts & crafts; Fine art

Application-based pictorial resource of fine layers of paint, using the three basic colours (blue, yellow, magenta and black), leading to forms through the contrast of light and shadow, like a slow ...