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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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watermark
Arts & crafts; Fine art
a watermark is a design embossed into a piece of paper during its production and used for identification of the paper and papermaker. The watermark can be seen when the paper is held up to light.
time-limited edition
Arts & crafts; Fine art
An edition whose size is established by the number of orders a publisher receives during a set period of time.
tempera
Arts & crafts; Fine art
Pigments mixed with a water-soluble base such as casein, size, or egg yolk. Tempera dries with a flat, dull finish.
substrate
Arts & crafts; Fine art
The canvas, paper or other material on which the image is printed.
stretcher bars
Arts & crafts; Fine art
a wooden frame over which the canvas of a painting is stretched.
stone lithography
Arts & crafts; Fine art
The process starts with drawing the image on the stone by using a greasy black lithographic pencil. These usually take three to twelve days, depending on the size and complexity of the image. The ...