an instrument for writing or drawing, consisting of a thin stick of graphite enclosed in a long thin piece of wood or fixed in a metal or plastic case

in the middle, equivalent to a No. 2 pencil

a crayon made of powdered pigments bound with gum or resin

a stick of colored wax that is used for drawing

a painting and drawing medium in stick form from a mixture of pigments, non-drying oil, and wax binder

a wax based medium in varied colors

to form or arrange parts or pieces of something on top of each other to form or arrange in layers, adds richness and depth to color

a colored fluid used for writing, drawing, printing, or duplicating

the pointed end part of a pen, which distributes the ink on the writing surface

black, chalk-like, carbon based material obtained by heating wood or other organic substances in the absence of air; used for mark making, usually in stick or pencil form

(putty rubber) usually made of a grey or white pliable material and resembles putty or gum, it functions by absorbing and picking up graphite and charcoal particles

a liquid similar to varnish, which is usually sprayed over a finished piece of artwork, usually a dry media artwork, to be better preserve it and prevent smudging

a process of transferring an image or words from one surface to another

a printing process in which an image is carved into the surface of a plate and transferred from the painted or inked surface onto a sheet of paper, usually involves creating one unique print instead of many

a picture or design printed from a block or plate or copied from a painting by photography

in printmaking, an edition is a number of prints struck from one plate, usually at the same time

the original print is usually produced as a limited number of impressions (another word for print)

at least in theory, an impression of a print taken in the printmaking process to see the current printing slate of a plate while the plate is being worked on by the artist

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Art Basics

Art Basics Vocabulary

Question	Answer
graphite pencil	an instrument for writing or drawing, consisting of a thin stick of graphite enclosed in a long thin piece of wood or fixed in a metal or plastic case
B	black, a softer graphite
H	hard, a hard graphite
F	fine point, hard graphite
HB	in the middle, equivalent to a No. 2 pencil
pastels	a crayon made of powdered pigments bound with gum or resin
crayon	a stick of colored wax that is used for drawing
oil pastels	a painting and drawing medium in stick form from a mixture of pigments, non-drying oil, and wax binder
colored pencil	a wax based medium in varied colors
layer	to form or arrange parts or pieces of something on top of each other to form or arrange in layers, adds richness and depth to color
ink	a colored fluid used for writing, drawing, printing, or duplicating
nib	the pointed end part of a pen, which distributes the ink on the writing surface
charcoal	black, chalk-like, carbon based material obtained by heating wood or other organic substances in the absence of air; used for mark making, usually in stick or pencil form
kneaded eraser	(putty rubber) usually made of a grey or white pliable material and resembles putty or gum, it functions by absorbing and picking up graphite and charcoal particles
fixation	a liquid similar to varnish, which is usually sprayed over a finished piece of artwork, usually a dry media artwork, to be better preserve it and prevent smudging
printmaking	a process of transferring an image or words from one surface to another
monoprint	a printing process in which an image is carved into the surface of a plate and transferred from the painted or inked surface onto a sheet of paper, usually involves creating one unique print instead of many
print	a picture or design printed from a block or plate or copied from a painting by photography
edition	in printmaking, an edition is a number of prints struck from one plate, usually at the same time
limited edition	the original print is usually produced as a limited number of impressions (another word for print)
artist proof	at least in theory, an impression of a print taken in the printmaking process to see the current printing slate of a plate while the plate is being worked on by the artist

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