Can You Speak Fluent Art? Prove It With This Art Terms Trivia
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Which is a heavy, precious, non-corroding, grayish-white metal that is used in jewelry making?
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Platinum
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What is a printed canvas with numbers showing what color to paint in each area?
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Paint By Number
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What is the name of a depicted scene showing shepherds, country life or rustic serenity?
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Pastoral
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Which is a flat piece of wood that is used to beat damp clay to remove air bubbles?
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Paddle
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Which is the partial shadow located between complete shadow and complete illumination?
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Penumbra
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In architecture, what is the name of a door or gate?
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Portal
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Which is regarded as the most refined of ceramic wares?
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Porcelain
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What piece of equipment is used by a potter to spin the clay as they shape it into a pottery vessel?
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Potter's Wheel
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Which term describes colors that have high lightness and low saturation?
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Pale
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What is the name given to finely powdered material that is used to color any medium?
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Pigment
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What is the name of a drawing from above that shows where to arrange objects in a space?
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Plan
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What is the name of the portable case that an artist uses to hold artwork?
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Portfolio
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What is the name of a plaster made with sand, dirt and straw?
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Adobe
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What is the name of any flat level or surface?
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Plane
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What is the name of the process of filling a mold with a liquid material that will form a sculpture?
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Pour
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Which is the name of a tool that is used to grind substances in a mortar?
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Pestle
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What is a photographic print made by placing objects on light sensitive paper and exposing it to light?
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Photogram
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In art, aerial, herringbone and linear are all types of what?
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Perspective
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What drawing or writing instrument uses ink?
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Pen
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In digital imaging, what are unidentifiable marks picked up in the course of scanning called?
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Noise
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What is the paper on which newspapers are normally printed?
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Newsprint
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What is the name of colors not associated with a hue?
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Neutral
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What stone used in sculpture takes a high polish and has veins and coloring from impurities?
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Marble
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What refers to a network of interconnecting pathways with a single path from beginning to end?
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Maze
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What is the name of a still-life that appears in a portrait?
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Parergon
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What is the name of a three-dimensional representation of the human body?
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Mannequin
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Which is a decoration applied to ceramics after glazing?
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Overglazing
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The eye's ability to blend colors that are next to each other is important in which painting style?
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Pointillism
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What is the name of art which represents the elements of a story?
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Narrative Art
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What is the name of something that decorates, embellishes or adorns?
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Ornament
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Which means a picture of a night scene?
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Nocturne
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Which means a design using one or more letters, usually initials, used as an identifying mark?
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Monogram
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Which is the name of a three-dimensional egg-like shape that looks oval and circular from different views?
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Ovoid
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Which is the name of the principal side or main side of any object?
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Obverse
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What is it called when one thing covers part of something else?
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Overlap
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In Japanese art, what means making a design in raised gesso?
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Moriage
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Which is the name of a hollow form used to cast a fluid or plastic medium, such as clay or metal?
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Mold
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Oxidation firing is when what element is added to the kiln while firing a piece of pottery?
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Oxygen
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What type of color are brown, black, gray and white?
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Neutrals
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Why did artists sign their names with lots of paraph, or flourish, on their artwork?
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To Discourage Forgery
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What is a subtle difference or variation called?
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Nuance
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What is a name for the part of an artwork that lies between the foreground and background?
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Middleground
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What is the name of an event that celebrates the beginning of a new art exhibit?
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Opening
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What are objects collected for their historical significance called?
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Memorabilia
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Which means using wood inlays or veneers to form a geometric pattern, particularly in a floor?
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Parquetry
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What is another term to describe 0% opacity?
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Transparency
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What is the studying or collecting of coins, medals or currency?
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Numismatics
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What is the process by which a person's eyes blend bits of pure color placed next to each other?
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Optical Mixing
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What is the quality of some paintings that appear to glow from within?
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Luminosity
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What is fine art paper generally made from?
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Pulped Linen And Cotton Rags
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Which is the name for a face covering?
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Mask
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Can modeling clay be used for permanent works of art?
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No, It Doesn't Harden
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Which is the name of a diagram made with one line defining the perimeter of a form?
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Outline Drawing
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Op Art is also known as what?
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Optical Art
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Which is the name of a gum or resin obtained from some coniferous trees?
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Mastic
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What is a term both for gooey substances made from glue and the physical dimensions of an object?
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Size
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In Japanese art, what is a belt toggle used to attach a purse to a kimono's belt called?
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Netsuke
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What is the name of the instructions for Origami designs?
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Diagrams
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What do you call the mark made by applying a loaded brush on a surface?
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Brushstroke
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What is the term for a work of art made on a very reduced or small scale?
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Miniature
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What is the term given to the traditional art of hand and foot painting in India?
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Mehndi
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What art term is defined as "a technique involving the use of two or more artistic media"?
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Mixed Media
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Which word is used to describe the degree of lightness in a color?
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Brightness
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What is the definition of the word "animalia"?
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Sculpture Of Animals
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What is the name given to the person in charge of museums and exhibitions?
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Curator
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What is a public showing of artwork called?
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Exhibition
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What is meant by the term "drapery"?
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An Arrangement Of Cloth
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What is the term used to describe a void or empty space in an artwork?
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Negative Space
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What is the level line in an artwork where land or water seems to end and sky begins?
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Horizon Line
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What is the outline and any other visible edge of a figure, object or form called?
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Contour
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What is the area on a surface which reflects the most light called?
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Highlight
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What is the general term for a substance out of which something is or can be made?
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Material
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In art, what is the position or angle from which something is seen called?
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Point Of View
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What is the term for surfaces which are shiny and extra-smooth?
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Glossy
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What is a drawing or inscription made on a wall, usually so as to be seen by the public, called?
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Graffiti
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What is the method of printing which uses a block of wood with an image carved on it?
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Block Printing
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In architecture, what is a hemispherical ceiling over a circular opening called?
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Dome
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What is the definition of the term "anatomy"?
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Study Of Body Structure
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What is the term used for the material or technique used by an artist to produce a work of art?
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Medium
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What is the method of cutting a design into a material like metal with a sharp tool called?
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Engraving
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What is the art of cutting into the surface of a material to give it a certain form called?
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Carving
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What are the pictures that explain the story in a book called?
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Illustrations
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What do you call an exceptionally great work of art done with extraordinary skill?
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Masterpiece
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Which word describes movement of the body that expresses an idea or attitude?
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Gesture
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What is the term that refers to the feeling of stability in an artwork?
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Balance
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What is the light that comes from behind a subject in a work of art called?
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Backlight
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What is a surface which has been given a coating of gold called?
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Gilt
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What is the meaning of the term "bird's eye-view"?
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Seeing From A Great Height
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What is the name given to a building where objects of value are collected and exhibited?
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Museum
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What is the name given to a circular diagram of colors that aids in color identification and mixing?
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Color Wheel
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What is the name given to something made from whatever materials happen to be available?
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Bricolage
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What is the part of the picture that appears to be farthest away from the viewer called?
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Background
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What is the term for the skillful arrangement of parts of a work of art?
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Design
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What is the name given to a school in which art is taught?
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Academy
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What is the term given for something drawn by hand, without the use of any mechanical device?
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Freehand
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What is the element of art that refers to the continuous mark made on a surface by a moving point?
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Line
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What is the method where a teacher places his hand over a student's hand to teach a skill manually?
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Hand-Over-Hand
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What is compressed burned wood used for drawing called?
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Charcoal
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What is the act of copying a work called?
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Reproduction
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Who is a person who designs and draws plans, elevations, and cross-sections of buildings?
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Architect
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