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Vocabulary

VOCABULARY

 Book Dummy:

The practice book illustrators make before the finished product

 Caldecott Award:

The yearly award for the book judged to have the best artwork

 Collage:

Creating artwork by gluing materials on a flat surface

 Docent:

A person who conducts a tour in an art gallery

 Drawing:

Creating pictures with line using such materials as pencil, crayon, chalk, etc.

 Etching:

A design etched onto a metal plate and for printing

 Gouache:

Watercolor paint mixed with white pigment to create an opaque effect

 Media:

The materials an artist uses to make a work of art

 Perspective:

The way an artist makes a flat paper appear to have depth

 Print:

Impressions made from inking an imaged block onto a flat surface

 Style:

The individual way the artist uses the materials

 Texture:

The way the artwork looks or feels