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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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 color wheel, and expressed in degrees; the main attribute of a color which distinguishes it from other ...

horizontal balance

Arts & crafts; Fine art

The components that are balanced left and right of a central axis.

grayscale

Arts & crafts; Fine art

Refers to the range of gray tones between black and white.

gouache

Arts & crafts; Fine art

A type of watercolor paint, made heavier and more opaque by the addition of a white pigment (chalk, Chinese white, etc.) in a gum arabic mixture. This results in a stronger color than ordinary ...

giclee

Arts & crafts; Fine art

A giclee (zhee-clay) is an elegant, state-of-the-art reproduction that gives a vibrant color rendition of an original painting. Giclee, a French printmaker's term for "sprayed", was adopted to ...

A mixture of plaster, chalk, or gypsum bound together with a glue which is applied as a ground or coating to surfaces in order to give them the correct properties to receive paint. Gesso can also be ...