Glossary of Terms

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SOG GLOSSARY OF TERMS:

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Grisaille, AKA Verdaccio- Mike McCarty 3-12-05

French, from gris gray Date: 1848
: decoration in tones of a single color and especially gray designed to produce a three-dimensional effect. An under painting done in a very narrow range of values.

Under painting demonstration here: http://forum.portraitartist.com/showthread.php?t=794

post regarding Grisaille here: http://forum.portraitartist.com/show...ight=grisaille

post regarding Verdaccio here:http://forum.portraitartist.com/show...ight=grisaille

See photo example below page 1.


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Vignette Mike McCarty 3-12-05
Pronunciation: vin-'yet, vEn-
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French vignete, from diminutive of vigne vine

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Example of Grisaille by Karen Wells.
Example of Vignette by Marvin Mattelson.

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Size Mike McCarty 8-11-05

size[4] (noun) : any of various glutinous materials (as preparations of glue, flour, varnish, or resins) used for filling the pores in surfaces (as of paper, textiles, leather, or plaster) or for applying color or metal leaf (as to book edges or covers)

size[5] (transitive verb) : to cover, stiffen, or glaze with or as if with size