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With this technique, artists can create different values by making a pattern of dots. What is it?

stippling. The distance between dots determines how dark the shading will be -the more densely clustered the dots, the darker the shading.

This technique consists of placing lines closely side by side. What is it?

hatching. Like stippling, hatching is a type of shading.

This is a water-based, opaque paint that is similar to school-quality tempera, but is of higher quality. What is it?

gouache. Gouache has more body and dries more slowly than watercolor paint. It is a good medium for creating bright colors and meticulous details and is often used for design and fine artwork.

This is a process in which an image is drawn with a waxy pencil or crayon directly on a plate, which can be made of zinc, stone, or aluminum.

lithography. Lithography can be a complex and demanding process, but in contrast to woodcut and engraving, does not require special professional training. Anyone who can draw can make a lithograph.

This is the combination of pieces of cloth, magazines and other found objects to create artwork.

collage & assemblage. The term "collage" is derived from a French word meaning "paste up."

A popular type of this water-based paint can be made with an egg-yolk binder.

tempera. Egg-yolk tempera.

This is color that is thinned to a transparent state and applied over previously painted areas to modify the original color.

glaze. Glaze is also called underpainting.

This is a manner of painting in which the paint is laid on thickly so that the texture stands out in relief.

impasto.

This is a method of firing pottery in which the pottery is removed when it is red hot and is then placed in a bed of combustible materials and covered.

Raku. This results in irregular surfaces and colors on the pottery.

In this technique, parrafin or beeswax is used to resist paint or dye on paper or fabric.

Batik. The result is that designs and patterns are produced on the unwaxed areas.

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This is a process in which lines are crisscrossed to create shading. What is it?

crosshatching.

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