GLOSSARY UNIT 5

-CHARCOAL: A drawing pencil or crayon made of a black, porous and carbonaceous material.

-SMOOTH: Having a surface free from irregularities, roughness or projections.

-ROUGH: Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances or ridges.

-INK: A pigmented liquid or paste used specially for writing or printing.

-OIL: A painting done in oil paint.

-MASTERPIECE: An outstanding work of art or craft.

-CLAY: Moist sticky earth, also called mud.

-WATERCOLOUR: Water-soluble pigment, applied in transparent washes and without the admixture of white pigment in the lighter tones.

-PORTRAIT: A likeness of a person, especially one showing the face, that is created by a painter or a photographer.

-SHINY: Radiating light.

-SKETCH: A hasty or no detailed drawing often made as a preliminary study.