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Back to top Acrylic Paint These fast-drying, water-based paints first appeared in the 1950s. Some of the early paints, readily adopted by many Pop Artists, suffered from durability issues, but modern [..]
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ageing


See Antiquing and Distressing.
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aluminium leaf


Often used as an alternative to Silver Leaf. Unlike silver it does not tarnish suddenly, though it can dull slightly with time. It has a cold colouring, but this can be modified to an extent with an o [..]
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anamorphosis


This is a distorted projection of an image which, when viewed from an oblique position, becomes fully recognisable. They have been used on and off in Western art from da Vinci to Dali. See also Trompe [..]
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antiquing


When presented with new paint, gilding, plasterwork or other pristine surfaces, a variety of materials and processes can be used give to the sense of age that would have occurred with wear and discolo [..]
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arabesque


The discouragement of the depiction of living forms in Islam probably led to the development of an art that made use of the most complex patterns. These can be derived from pure geometry or from calli [..]
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architrave


In classical arcitecture this is the beam that sits across two columns. In more contemporary buildings it referrs to the moulded frame surrounding a door, window, arch or panel.
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art deco


A design style popular in the first part of the 20th Century, right up to the Second World War. It was essentially modernist, though it could draw inspiration from Ancient Egyptian and Aztec art. Its [..]
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art nouveau


A style of art and architecture popular from the late 19th into the early 20th Centuries. It is characterised by strongly stylized forms taken from nature, such as leaves and flowers. It can be seen i [..]
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artisan


See Craftsman.
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