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| background | the surface or area against which objects are seen. |
| composition | the combination of elements in a painting or other work of art that provides order or structure to the scene |
| focal point | the area in a pictoral composition to which the eye returns most naturally |
| foreground | the part of a picture or view depicted as nearest to the viewer |
| horizon line | the line where sky and earth seem to meet |
| landscape | a view or vista of natural scenery on land, especially outdoors |
| middle ground | the part of a picture or view depicted as the middle to the viewer |
| palette | a portable tray usually made of wood on which the artist ssets out his colors |
| perspective | the method of representing a 3-dimensional object, or a particular volume of space, on a flat or nearly flat surface |
| en plein air | painted outdoors |
| primary colors | blue, yellow, rred-the colors from which all others are derived |
| The Salon | an official exhibition of paintings first held in 1667 |
| self-portrait | an artistic image, especially one showing a face |
| still-life | a painting of objects |
| vanishing point | in perspective, the point towards which a set of lines, which are in reality parallel to each other, seem to converge |
