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Take an exploration into the world of Impressionist painting.

Armed with knowledge and creative effort you will learn about
Impressionist painters and paintings of the past. You will also
make an impression of your own!

Your first step is to read background information about

Impressionism, Impressionist painters, and the formal elements
and principles of art.

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a Impressionism is an artistic movement that started in Paris in the 19th

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a ëome of the main features of impressionism are the use of thin lines,
accurate portrayal of light, ordinary object being painted from odd
angles, and suggestion of movement of the subjects/objects in the
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a The idea of impressionism was considered radical because it broke the

conventional rules of art. People painted outside and used color freely
focusing on the impression of a subject instead of its realistic qualities.

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a The technique of impressionism painting is unique because colors are

placed side by side on a canvas and the traditional idea of mixing colors
rarely happened. Black paint was not used and wet paint was applied to
wet paint on the canvass without allowing for drying time in between
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Alphabetically the most influential impressionists were:

a ^rédéric Bazille
a £ustave Caillebotte
a ºary Cassatt
a Paul Cézanne
a Ñdgar Degas
a Armand £uillaumin
a ÿdouard ºanet
a Claude ºonet
a Berthe ºorisot
a Camille Pissarro
a Pierre-Auguste Renoir
a Alfred ëisley

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Is an element of art with three properties1) Hue, the name of the
color 2) Intensity or the purity and strength of the color such as
brightness or dullness. 3) Value, or the lightness or darkness of the
color.

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^orm is an element of art that is three-dimensional (cubes,
spheres, cylinders). ëhape is an enclosed space defined by other
elements of art and may take on the appearance of two-d or three-d
objects.

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is an element of art which refers to the continuous mark made on a
surface by a moving point. It may be two dimensional, like a pencil mark
on a paper or it may be three dimensional (wire) or implied (the edge of a
shape or form). Often it is an outline, contour or silhouette.

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refers to the distance or area between, around, above or within
things. It can be a description for both 2 and 3 dimensional art.


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refers to the surface quality or "feel" of an object, such as
roughness, smoothness, or softness. Actual texture can be felt while
simulated textures are implied by the way the artist renders areas of the
picture

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describes the lightness or darkness of a color. Value is needed to
express Volume.

   

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is a sense of stability in an art work. Balance can be created
by repeating same shapes and by creating a feeling of equal weight.

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refers to the differences in the work or art. You can achieve
variety by using different shapes, textures, colors and values.


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Ñmphasis in a composition refers to developing
points of interest to pull the viewer's eye to important parts of the body of
the work.

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ºovement adds excitement to and art work by
showing action and directing the viewers· eye throughout the picture
plane.
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seen in repeating of shapes and colors. Alternating lights and darks also
give a sense of rhythm.



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refers to the relationships of the size of objects in a
body of work (smallness or largeness).

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indicating movement by the     
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is seen in a painting or drawing when all the parts
equal a whole.



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