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2. Bristol board - Wikipedia

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   Another use is for scale models; some students use this kind of paper for the walls in their scale models. One-ply Bristol is thin enough to be translucent, and two and three ply bristol are the most popular thicknesses. Bristol board is commonly used for technical drawing, illustration projects, comic book art, and other two-dimensional art ...

3. Paperweight - Wikipedia

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   A glass paperweight commemorating the closure of the Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital (2002). A paperweight is a small solid object heavy enough, when placed on top of papers, to keep them from blowing away in a breeze or from moving under the strokes of a painting brush (as with Chinese calligraphy).

4. Contour drawing - Wikipedia

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   Contour drawing is an essential technique in the field of art because it is a strong foundation for any drawing or painting; it can potentially modify a subjects’ form through variation within the lines. It is widely accepted among schools, art institutions, and colleges as an effective training aid and discipline [3] for beginner artists. In ...

5. Sketchbook - Wikipedia

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   Goya (Spanish 1746- 1828) was a painter and print maker and made an important contribution to the art of drawing. The Italian Sketchbook created in the 1770s and currently in the Museo del Prado Eight albums of sketchbooks by Goya This link provides a summary of each of the albums, what it contains and what materials were used — the site is ...

6. Paper size - Wikipedia

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   The weight of an A-series sheet of a given paper weight can be calculated by knowing the ratio of its size to the A0 sheet. For example, an A4 sheet is 1 ⁄ 16 the size of an A0 sheet, so if it is made from 80 g/m 2 paper, it weighs 1 ⁄ 16 of 80 g (2.8 oz), which is 5 g (0.18 oz).

7. Conté - Wikipedia

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   Some artists create entire paintings with them, using them more like pastels than like a drawing medium. They are also used often to sketch under pastel paintings or lay down initial layers before using dry pastels. Colors can be layered to produce different hues or values. Color Conté mixes better on paper than many hard pastel products.