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A:

Acrylic Solution: A water dispersion of 

polymers or co-polymers of acrylic acid, 

methacrylic acid, or acrylonitrile. Acrylic 

emulsions dry by evaporation of the water 

and film coalescence.

B:

Bistre: A brown, transparent pigment.

Bleeding: In artwork, the effect of a dark 

color seeping through a lighter color to the 

surface.

Blending:Smoothing the edges of two colors 

together 

C:

Canvas: Closely woven cloth used as a 

support for paintings.

Cartoon: Other than what we watch on TV 

it is a planning device in mural painting, 

often a full-scale line drawing of the 

design, without color and tone.

D:

Dead Color: A term for colors used in under-

painting.

Drying Oil: An oil that, when spread into a 

thin layer and exposed to air, absorbs oxygen 

and converts into a tough film.

E: 

Emulsion: A liquid in which small 

droplets of one liquid are immiscible in, 

but thoroughly and evenly dispersed 

throughout, a second liquid. eg. Acrylic 

Emulsion

F:

Fat: A term used to describe paints 

which have a high oil content.

Film:A thin coating or layer of paint, 

ink, etc.

G:

Glaze: A very thin, transparent colored paint 

applied over a previously painted surface to 

alter the appearance and color of the surface.

Gum: A plant substance that is soluble in 

water. 

H:

Hatching: A technique of modeling, 

indicating tone and suggesting light 

and shade in drawing or tempera 

panting, using closely set parallel line.

Hue:The perceived color of an object, 

identified by a common name such as 

red, orange, blue.

I:

Impasto: A style of painting characterized by 

thick, juicy color application.

Intensity: The purity and brightness of a 

color. Also called saturation.

J: 

Awe there are no art terms for J

K:

Key: Used to describe the prevailing tone of a 

painting. A predominantly light painting is said to 

have a high key. In contemporary mural painting, the 

key is the result of scratching a walls surface to 

prepare for final layer of plaster - similar to "tooth"

L: 

Lake: dye that has been chemically or 

electrically attached to a particle and does not 

bleed or migrate.

Latex: A dispersion in water of a solid 

polymeric material.

M:

Matte: A stiff cardboard with a window 

cut out of the center, attached to a 

backboard.

Mural: Also referred to as wall painting. 

this word describes any painting made 

directly on the wall.

N: 

Neutral: black, white, gray, and 

sometimes brown and beige. They are 

sometimes called “earth tones.” 

O:

there aren't any :(

P:

Primer:   Coating material, usually white, 

applied to a support to prepare it for painting.

PVA: Polyvinyl acetate, a man-made 

resin used as a paint medium and in 

varnish.

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