Can we start a list of terms?

[arlene]

In this thread? Words that people just learning about classical art might not be familiar with? Or if you have an excellent link would you add it here?

[Craig Houghton]

I'm sure others will be along with information regarding technical terms and so forth, but it occured to me that there's a great many labels applied to the various movements and schools. If one wanted to sort out the difference between, for example, neoclassicism and victorian neoclassicism, they couldn't ask for much better than a look at the museum over at ARC. You can even SORT by movement.

There's soooo many terms relating to various movements -- I haven't found any better way to grasp the difference between the labels than by actually browsing through the works, and I haven't found any better place to do that than at the museum over at arc. Here's the link to the museum section.

http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/contents.asp

Notice that you can sort by movement as well. A stroll through should make relatively quick-work of movement sorting.They have sooo much stuff, and the image quality is superb. There's even contemporary realists and so forth there. It's nice having it all in one place AND with so information regarding the movement/school etc.

Craig

[SweetBabyJ]

I'd quite like to see a discussion of the different kinds of underpainting done, the uses of each, the effects, and the process- for *all* mediums. I've read a great deal about different underpainting techniques, but it seems I've missed out on what effects which artist chose that particular form of underpainting to emphasize, and why- if that makes sense. My education is sorely lacking, I'd not mind filling this particular open-shelf space in my brain at all.

[arlene]

Originally posted by SweetBabyJ
I'd quite like to see a discussion of the different kinds of underpainting done, the uses of each, the effects, and the process- for *all* mediums. I've read a great deal about different underpainting techniques, but it seems I've missed out on what effects which artist chose that particular form of underpainting to emphasize, and why- if that makes sense. My education is sorely lacking, I'd not mind filling this particular open-shelf space in my brain at all.

How about starting a thread asking these questions?

[artmom]

Craig, thanks for the link!

Lyn

[SweetBabyJ]

Thought I'd asked in the right spot, seeing as how the topic was defining the terms- lol. Curse my literal-mindedness!!

[arlene]

Originally posted by SweetBabyJ
Thought I'd asked in the right spot, seeing as how the topic was defining the terms- lol. Curse my literal-mindedness!!

I think your questions are important enough to warrant their own thread...something that when it's finished can be a place to refer other artists asking the same questions :)

[artinoils]

Check this site for definitions of some types of painting techique http://www.grisaille.com/Techniques.htm