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Paint Pigment: Cadmium Orange (PO20)
A profile of cadmium orange paint pigment (PO20), including its characteristics and components.
Paint Pigment: Cadmium Red
A profile of cadmium red paint pigment, including its characteristics and components.
Art Glossary: Caravaggio
An explanation of who the Italian artist Caraggio was, and why his style is important to painters.
Art Glossary: Caricature
An explanation of what the 'caricature' means in an art context.
Art Glossary: Cartoon
An explanation of what 'cartoon' means in an art context.
Art Glossary: Casein or Casein Milk Paint
An explanation of what casein or casein milk paint is.
Art Glossary: Certificate of Authenticity
An explanation of what is meant by a Certificate of Authenticity or COA.
Art Glossary: Chiaroscuro
An explanation of what the art term 'chiaroscuro' means.
Art Glossary: Chinese Painting
A short explanation of what is meant by the term Chinese painting.
Art Glossary: Chroma
An easy-to-understand explanation of what is meant by the chroma of a color in painting, from the About.com Art Glossary
Art Glossary: Claude Mirror
An explanation of what a Claude mirror is, and why painters found it a useful tool.
Art Glossary: Cloisonnism
An explanation of what the art term 'Cloisonnism' means.
Art Glossary: Collage
An explanation of what a 'collage' is.
Art Glossary: Color
An explanation of what is meant by color in a fine arts painting context.
Art Glossary: Color-Field Painting
An explanation of what is meant by a color-field painting
Art Glossary: Color Index
An explanation of what is meant by the "color index" of pigments.
Art Glossary: Complementary Colours
An explanation of what 'complementary colours' are in a fine arts context.
Art Glossary: Composition
An explanation of what 'composition' means in a fine arts context.
Art Glossary: Conceptual Art
A school of art which emerged in the 1960s/70s.
Art Glossary: John Constable
Who the artist John Constable was and when he worked.
Art Glossary: Cool Colours
An explanation of what 'cool colours' are and why you would use them in a painting.
Art Glossary: Craftivism
An explanation of what is meant by the term Craftivism.
Art Glossary: Craquelure
An explanation of what craquelure is on a painting.
Art Glossary: Cubism
An explanation of what the school of art known as 'Cubism' was all about, and who started it.
Art Glossary: Curing
An explanation of what is meant by curing of paint, and how it differs from drying.
