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Art history
Record of past mediums or works of art throughout history.
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bleach-out
Art history; Visual arts
A bromide print that is underdeveloped, so that it can be used as the foundation of a line drawing, and then bleached away.
bleed
Art history; Visual arts
Pigments that run into an adjoining area or up through coats of paint, usually undesirably (see bleeding through and bleed-proof). A fuzziness or spreading at the edges of a ...
bleed marks
Art history; Visual arts
Lines at the corners of a piece of artwork to be reproduced. The extending area — the bleed (typically 1/8 inch) — can be seen outside of the bleed marks.
bleeding through
Art history; Visual arts
In oil paints, degrees of visibility of underpainting when upper layers become translucent with the passage of time. Or, a color that doesn't set, but affects subsequent overlays. ...
bleed-proof
Art history; Visual arts
Describes inks and paints that will not spread when wetted with water.
blend
Art history; Visual arts
In artwork, to merge colors applied to a surface, whether with a brush, crayon, colored pencil, or other medium. This is sometimes called feathering.
blind arcade
Art history; Visual arts
In architecture, an arcade having no actual openings, applied as decoration to a wall surface. Also called a wall arcade.
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