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Glossary of Art and Painting Terms: F
Art Glossary: Fat Over Lean
An explanation of what the 'Fat Over Lean' rule in oil painting is and why it's important.
Art Glossary: Fauvism / Fauvist
An easy-to-understand explanation of what the art school Fauvism was about, and who the famous Fauvist painters were, from the About.com Art Glossary.
Art Glossary: Ferrule
An explanation of exactly what bit of a paint brush a ferrule is, from the About.com Art Glossary.
Art Glossary: Filler
An explanation of what paint filler is, from the About.com Art Glossary. (Clue: it's used to in cheap paints.)
Art Glossary: Flat Color
An easy-to-understand explanation of what is meant by a flat color in a painting.
Art Glossary: Flow Medium
An easy-to-understand explanation of what flow medium, which is used with acrylic paint, is.
Art Glossary: Fluid Acrylics
An easy-to-understand explanation of what fluid acrylics are, and how they're different to 'normal' or tube acrylic paints.
Art Glossary: Focal Point
An easy-to-understand explanation of what is meant by a focal point in a painting, from the About.com Art Glossary.
Art Glossary: Foreshortening
An easy-to-understand explanation of what the technical art term foreshortening means, from the About.com Art Glossary.
Art Glossary: Fresco
An easy-to-understand explanation of what a fresco is, from the About.com Art Glossary. (Hint: it's both an artwork and a technique.)
Art Glossary: Frottage
An easy-to-understand explanation of what the art term frottage means from the About.com Art Glossary. (And it's not as weird as the word may make it seem.)
Art Glossary: Fugitive Color
An easy-to-understand explanation of what is meant by a fugitive paint color (and it's nothing to do with criminals!).