Visual Arts Flashcards

(59 cards)

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arts and crafts

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artisanat

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art dealer

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marchand d’art

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3
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an auction

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vente aux enchères

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4
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auction house

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salle de ventes

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5
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verisimilitude

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vraisemblance

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draughtsman/draughtswoman

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dessinateur.trice

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a cartoonist

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un dessinateur humoristique

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8
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a sitter

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un modèle

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9
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a sitting

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séance de pose

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10
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drawing-board

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planche à dessin

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11
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vellum

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vélin (support pour caligraphie)

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12
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a nib

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plume

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13
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drawing ink

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China ink , encre de Chine

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14
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charcoal

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fusain

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15
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crayon

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craie grasse

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16
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stencil

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pochoir

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17
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sketch

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croquis

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18
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a rough

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un crayonné

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19
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outline

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contours

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20
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to shade off

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estomper

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21
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an engraving

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gravure

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22
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woodcutting

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gravure sur bois

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23
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eatching

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eau-forte (gravure sur plaque métallique)

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24
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a print

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relief
le relief
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an engraver
un graveur
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to etch
graver à l'eau forte
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an easel
chevalet
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frame
cadre
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paint
la peinture (matériau)
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watercolour
aquarelle
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a mural
peinture murale
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a fresco
fresque
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a monochrome painting
camaieu
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a daub
une croute
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to tone down
atténuer
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to varnish
vernir
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a chisel
ciseau de sculpteur
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mallet
maillet
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clay
argile
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terracotta
terre cuite
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a cast(ing)
moulage
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a mo(u)ld
un moule
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a recumbent statue
un gisant
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gargoyle
gargouille
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garland
guirlande
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pedestal
piédestal
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to sculpt
sculpter
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to sculpt
sculpter
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to carve
graver, sculpter
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to set up
ériger
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to polish
polir
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to cast
fondre, couler
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to model, to fashion
modeler, façonner
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to chisel
ciseler
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as cold as marble
froid comme le marbre
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to be cast in the same mould
sortir du même moule
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it's like watching paint dry
c'est ennuyeux colle un jour de pluie
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he described the situation with broad strokes
il a décrit la situation à grands traits