c.
- circa, or approximately
e.g
.- for example
etc
.- and so on
i.e
.- that is
N.B.
- note well
iconography-
the symbolic meanings of subjects and signs used to convey ideas
important to particular cultures or religions, and the conventions governing the
use of such forms
somatic
-
chiaroscuro-
Italian word meaning “light-dark”. The gradations of light and dark
values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded, three-
dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.
Highly developed by Renaissance painters
linear perspective
- (invented by Brunelleschi); based on the fact that parallel
lines or edges appear to converge and objects appear smaller as the distance
between them and the viewer increases
hue-
the property of a color identifying a specific, named wavelength of light such
as green, red, violet, and so on. Often used synonymously with color
value/tone-
the lightness or darkness of tones or colors. White is the lightest
value and black is the darkest. The value halfway between these extremes is called
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- Spring '07
- Zucker
- Light, true color, color optical color, closely related hues
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