Prestress
type: Concept
broader: Fundamental Concepts
definition: The internal tension or compression introduced into a tensegrity structure before any external load is applied.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Parametric Tensegrity
type: Concept
broader: Structural and Analytical Terms
definition: A design approach in which geometric, material, and prestress parameters (angles, lengths, force densities) are exposed as variables. Parametric tensegrity allows systematic exploration of families of forms rather than a single fixed object.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Subject Matter
type: Concept
alternative label: Genre
broader: Formal Analysis
definition: The category or type of content depicted in a work of art.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme

loose painting style
type: Concept
broader: watercolor technique
definition: A style characterized by free-flowing, spontaneous brushstrokes that capture the essence of a subject rather than precise detail, allowing colors to blend naturally and form soft edges.
editorial note: This video seems the epitome of loose painting style.
example: https://www.youtube.com/watch
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

weight
type: Concept
broader: watercolor term
definition: The thickness of watercolor paper, expressed as the weight of 500 sheets in pounds (lbs) or in grams per square metre (gsm). Heavier paper is more expensive but more resistant to cockling.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Composition Formats
type: Concept
broader: Composition
definition: Standard orientations and proportions of the picture plane.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme

Spatial Composition Strategy
type: Concept
broader: Composition
definition: A compositional approach that organizes pictorial space through structural relationships among foreground, middle ground, and background elements.
editorial note: Adopted from ChatGPT source as a useful organizing parent for banding, threshold, and frieze concepts. Preferred over the narrower 'spatial banding' as a top-level term.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme

painting production
type: Concept
broader: painting process
definition: The process of creating a painting.
in scheme: Painting processes

Value Range
type: Concept
alternative label: Tonal Range
broader: Value Structure
definition: The span from the lightest light to the darkest dark in a composition.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Value Compression

Verisimilitude
type: Concept
alternative label: Appearance of reality
alternative label: Lifelikeness
broader: Perceptual Realism
definition: The quality of appearing true or real in a visual representation, creating a convincing illusion of the depicted subject's physical presence.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: In visual art criticism, refers to the degree to which a painting convinces the viewer of its subject's reality, distinct from strict photographic accuracy.

mixed media technique
type: WatercolorTechnique
type: Concept
broader: watercolor technique
definition: A watercolor painting technique that intentionally incorporates non-watercolor media ? such as gouache, acrylic ink, casein, ink, pastel, or collage ? to extend the range of surface effects or exploit contrast between transparent and opaque, wet and dry, or fluid and fixed media.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Inward orientation
type: Concept
alternative label: Inward-facing composition
alternative label: Centripetal address
broader: Viewer Positioning Strategy
definition: A compositional strategy in which figures or primary elements face toward the interior of the work rather than outward toward the viewer, creating a self-contained relational field.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Contrasts with traditional sculptural frontality; shifts the viewer's role from addressed spectator to external observer of an autonomous interior exchange.

Perceptual fidelity
type: Concept
alternative label: Experiential accuracy
broader: Observational Fidelity
definition: An approach to representation that prioritizes capturing the felt experience or sensation of a subject over its literal optical appearance.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Distinguished from verisimilitude in that it values the subjective experience of seeing over the objective appearance of the subject.

visual art term
type: Concept
definition: A term of art in the visual arts.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

gum arabic
type: WatercolorAdditive
type: Concept
broader: watercolor material
definition: A natural, non-toxic gum from acacia tree sap used as the binder in watercolor paint. Added to paint to increase viscosity and intensify color; diluted with water and applied to paper as a sealant to reduce absorbency, or applied over a finished painting as a varnish.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

watercolor ground
type: WatercolorAdditive
type: Concept
broader: watercolor material
definition: An acrylic-based primer with controlled absorbency that enables watercolor painting on non-traditional surfaces such as printer paper, thin card, wood, or stone.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Burnt umber
type: Concept
Colour Index Code: PBr7
broader: Brown and Earth Group
definition: Calcined umber; stronger red-brown masstone with higher chroma than raw umber.

Presentation, Interactive Viewing and Contextualization
type: Concept
order: 7
alternative label: Interactive Presentation
broader: Digital Sculpture Process
definition: Deploy in model-viewer, tune tone mapping and exposure, set environment presets, document concept and viewing logic.
editorial note: Interaction is part of the medium. Allow rotation and context to reveal the work over time, but maintain a disciplined lighting and exposure envelope so the sculpture does not become a lighting demo.
in scheme: Digital Sculpture Processes
related: Materials, Light Logic and Rendering Setup
related: Conceptual Structuring and Formal Logic
top concept of: Digital Sculpture Processes

Development Through Layering
type: Concept
order: 5
alternative label: Glazing and Negative Painting
broader: watercolor process
definition: Building mid-tones and transitions with transparent glazes, managing edges, carving lights negatively.
editorial note: Form emerges here. Reserve darks for the end and let edges do more of the modeling than outlines.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: lost and found edges
related: Texture and Emphasis
related: Accents and Detailing
related: wet on dry
related: watercolor glazing
related: wet-into-wet wash
scope note: Alternate wet-on-dry for control with wet-into-wet for atmosphere; keep glazing transparent and clean.

Render Farm
type: Concept
broader: Conceptual / Workflow
definition: Pool of networked machines distributing render jobs for speed and scale.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Ray Tracing
related: Render Passes

3D Modeling & Sculpting
type: Concept
broader: digital art term
definition: Creation and preparation of three-dimensional forms for visualization, animation, or fabrication.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
top concept of: Digital Fine Art Production

Ultramarine Shadows
type: Concept
broader: Shadow Color
definition: The use of ultramarine blue as the primary shadow color, providing chromatic depth and visual weight.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Chromatic Shadows
scope note: A bolder choice than Payne's gray or neutral mixes; requires confidence that the saturated blue will integrate with the overall palette.

Hybrid concepts: critical conversation + ChatGPT critique, 2026-03-10
contributor: visualartsdna.org
description: Merged SKOS concepts from two sources: (1) concepts_20260309.ttl derived from a critical dialogue (Claude), and (2) concepts_20260310.ttl derived from a ChatGPT critique of Saint Mark's. Overlap in compositional structure has been resolved by retaining the richer definition in each case. New organizing parents and granular children from ChatGPT have been adopted where they add genuine structure without redundancy. See editorial notes for derivation decisions.
issued: 2026-03-10T12:00:00Z
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
version info: v 1.0

wash
type: Concept
broader: watercolor technique
definition: A large, smooth area of color without visible brushstrokes. May be a single color, a dark-to-light gradation of one color, or a gradation from one color to another.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Accents and Detailing (RS)
type: Concept
order: 7
broader: Accents and Detailing
definition: Late, selective sharpening; clean transparent darks; calligraphic marks confined to focal zones.
editorial note: Placed sparingly, your darks operate like a signature: necessary, unmistakable, and final.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: lifting paint
related: over-painting
related: Corrections and Cleanup (RS)
related: pen nib painting
scope note: Aim for the minimum number of hard edges needed to seal the focal path.

Alpha Channel
type: Concept
alternative label: Transparency Channel
broader: Digital Drawing & Painting
definition: Per-pixel opacity data used to control transparency during compositing.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Masking (digital)
related: Clipping Mask

Figure-Ground Relationship
type: Concept
alternative label: Figure and Ground
broader: Composition
definition: The perceptual distinction between a subject (figure) and its surrounding area (ground), and the compositional interplay between them.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Negative Painting

Value-Compressed Reflection
type: Concept
broader: Optical Reflection Field
definition: A treatment of reflective passages in which tonal contrast is deliberately restrained so that reflections remain visually active without overpowering the larger compositional hierarchy.
editorial note: Adopted from ChatGPT source as a child of OpticalReflectionField. Useful precision for describing how reflections are subordinated to composition.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme

High Key
type: Concept
broader: Value Structure
definition: A value structure dominated by light values, creating a bright, luminous effect.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Luminosity
related: Reserved Whites

Fabriano Artistico Grana Fina hot press
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaper
has paper finish: Hot press
has paper weight: 300
broader: Art Paper
definition: A hot-press watercolor paper in sheets.
in scheme: Art Material Scheme
related: hot pressed paper
position: 2
size: 22x30

salt water
type: Concept
broader: Texture Technique
definition: Mix table salt with water before painting, then apply the salt-water wash and paint colors into it; the salt causes pigment to disperse more broadly. Experiment with different salt-to-water ratios for varied results.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

overworking
type: Concept
broader: watercolor term
definition: Continuing to add to a painting past the point where stopping would have produced a livelier, fresher result. Subjective and difficult to judge; evaluate each brushstroke's purpose before applying it.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Augmented reality overlay
type: Concept
alternative label: AR visualization
alternative label: AR layer
broader: Presentation, Interactive Viewing and Contextualization
definition: The use of augmented reality technology to superimpose digital information ? such as graphs, annotations, or interactive data ? onto a viewer's perception of a physical artwork.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms
scope note: Includes smart glasses and mobile device applications that contextualize sculpture with navigable digital content.

Polygonal Base
type: Concept
broader: Geometric and Symmetry Terms
definition: The regular n-sided geometry forming the top and bottom faces of a tensegrity prism (for example, triangular for T3, square for T4). The number of sides defines the module family and repetition symmetries.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

publish
type: Concept
broader: visual arts process
definition: Prepare and issue a work of art.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms
note: A tag used in Google Keep/Takeout to distinguish Keep notes intended for publication

Realgar
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
has pigment: realgar-pigment.html
ARGB: FFB67318
symbol: R
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 14

Kinesthetic empathy
type: Concept
alternative label: Kinetic empathy
alternative label: Bodily empathy
broader: Tensegrity Art Terms
definition: The viewer's involuntary bodily sensation of mirroring the physical tensions, movements, or postures depicted in an artwork.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Applies when a work's depicted physical forces or gestures elicit a proprioceptive response in the viewer.

Cadmium Red Medium
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
ARGB: FF831F27
symbol: CRM
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Cadmium Red Medium
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 51

hot pressed paper
type: Concept
alternative label: Hot Pressed
broader: watercolor material
definition: Paper type; a heavy-weight, slow-to-absorb paper featuring a very smooth finish; manufactured using steam, heat and/or pressure to to help the fibres (wood pulp and/or cotton) nestle very close together, making the paper very slow to absorb; sized for water media.
hidden label: hot press
hidden label: HP paper
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

sponge
type: Concept
broader: Texture Technique
definition: Painting with a damp sea sponge dipped in watercolor produces a highly varied, rough texture on the paper.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

candle wax resist
type: Concept
broader: assisted wash
definition: Candle wax applied to the painting surface permanently repels all subsequent paint. Used to preserve white paper or underlying color before painting; unlike masking fluid, waxed areas cannot be painted over later.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Compositional Balance
type: Concept
alternative label: Balance
broader: Composition
definition: The distribution of visual weight within a composition to achieve equilibrium, whether symmetrical or asymmetrical.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme

stipple
type: Concept
broader: brushing paint
definition: Creating imagery through a series of dots applied with a brush tip; dimension is built by layering dots in various hues to create light and shadow, allowing colors to mix optically. Traditionally ideal for miniature-scale work.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Optical Reflection Field
type: Concept
broader: Optical Composition Strategy
definition: A compositional area in which reflected light and color patterns become the dominant visual phenomenon, often reducing depicted objects into abstract chromatic signatures.
editorial note: Adopted from ChatGPT source. Genuinely distinct from OpticalAbstraction: this is about a compositional zone defined by reflection; OpticalAbstraction is about the perceptual event of light dissolving description. Both are needed.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Optical Abstraction
related: Acqua Alta
related: Reflective Symmetry

Faceted surface
type: Concept
alternative label: Polygonal faceting
alternative label: Low-poly surface
broader: Sculptural Modeling of Figures and Form Elements
definition: A surface treatment in which forms are rendered as flat, angular planes rather than smooth curves, producing a crystalline or digitally modeled appearance.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Commonly associated with digital modeling workflows where polygon count is deliberately kept low for aesthetic effect.

Chinese White
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
symbol: CW
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Chinese White
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 49

Foreground repoussoir
type: Concept
alternative label: Repoussoir figure
alternative label: Framing device figure
broader: Composition
definition: A compositional device in which a prominent foreground element, often a figure, is placed to frame the scene, establish scale, and direct the viewer's eye into the pictorial depth.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Common in landscape and veduta painting; the foreground element provides entry into the scene and a sense of spatial layering.

Violet
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
ARGB: FF713380
symbol: VI
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 38

vegan brushes
type: Concept
broader: watercolor tool
definition: Synthetic fibers that behave similarly to natural hair brushes.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Structural Design for Tensegrity
type: Concept
broader: Creation Process
definition: Design and verification activities for tension and compression systems where compression members do not touch and the network is in self stress.
in scheme: Sculpture Terms
note: Includes topology selection, routing, parameter sweeps, and solver assisted self stress search.
related: Parametric and Constraint Solving
related: Materials for Sculpture

Conceptual Structuring and Formal Logic
type: Concept
order: 1
broader: Digital Sculpture Process
definition: Define structural logic, tensegrity intent, figure-to-structure relations, geometry family, and expressive aims.
editorial note: This stage frames meaning before any mesh is committed. Decisions about tensegrity, figure orientation, and geometric language act as constraints that later steps elaborate rather than correct. Clarity here shortens the entire project.
in scheme: Digital Sculpture Processes
related: Computational Geometry and Parametric Construction
related: Integration of Figures and Structural System
top concept of: Digital Sculpture Processes

Art movement
type: Concept
broader: painting term
definition: a trend or tendency in art, defined by a group of artists sharing a common philosophy, style, or goal
in scheme: Painting Terms

Watercolor
type: Concept
broader: Painting
definition: Artists' paint made with a water-soluble binder such as gum arabic, and thinned with water. Also the product of using the watercolor medium.
in scheme: Topic

Integration of Figures and Structural System
type: Concept
order: 4
broader: Digital Sculpture Process
definition: Fuse figures with tensegrity elements, balance symmetry and chirality, and make tension lines legible as form.
editorial note: This is the inflection point where the work either coheres or fragments. Integration must preserve structural clarity while allowing expressive deviations. Successful pieces feel inevitable at this stage, as if the figures could not be placed otherwise.
in scheme: Digital Sculpture Processes
related: Sculptural Modeling of Figures and Form Elements
related: Materials, Light Logic and Rendering Setup
top concept of: Digital Sculpture Processes

Overlapping Forms
type: Concept
alternative label: Overlap
broader: Spatial Recession
definition: The placement of forms in front of one another to establish spatial relationships and depth.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme

Raw umber
type: Concept
Colour Index Code: PBr7
broader: Brown and Earth Group
definition: Iron oxide and manganese oxide earth; cool dark brown with greenish cast.

Compositing
type: Concept
alternative label: Comp
broader: Lighting, Rendering & Compositing
definition: Assembling multiple layers and passes into a final image, with grading and effects.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Alpha Channel
related: Render Passes
related: Post-Processing

PDF (document/vector)
type: Concept
broader: File Formats
definition: Document container supporting vector and raster content for print and delivery.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Vector Graphics
related: TIFF (archival raster)

technicalism
type: Concept
broader: computer art term
definition: Technical method or treatment; (excessive) use of or reliance on technical terms or procedure.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
note: technicalism

Architectural framing device
type: Concept
alternative label: Natural proscenium
alternative label: Archway as frame
broader: Spatial Composition Strategy
definition: A compositional strategy in which an architectural element such as an arch, doorway, or window serves as an internal frame directing the viewer's gaze into the pictorial space beyond.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Related to repoussoir but specifically involves built structures functioning as framing elements within the composition.

computer graphics process
type: Concept
broader: visual arts process
definition: Computer graphics process is a step or set of steps performed in the creation of a computer graphics creative work.
in scheme: Computer Graphics Processes

3D
type: Concept
broader: Sculpture Term
definition: Three dimensional. A form of expression represented in three dimensions. See sculpture.
in scheme: Topic

Watercolor Criticism Scheme
type: ConceptScheme

Export, Optimization and File Preparation (.glb)
type: Concept
order: 6
alternative label: GLB Preparation
broader: Digital Sculpture Process
definition: Consolidate scene, bake transforms, manage mesh density, verify PBR, export optimized glb with metadata hooks.
editorial note: The goal is faithful portability. If a viewer or device changes, the sculpture should still read as intended. Tight asset hygiene prevents presentation layers from rewriting the work.
in scheme: Digital Sculpture Processes
related: Materials, Light Logic and Rendering Setup
related: Presentation, Interactive Viewing and Contextualization
top concept of: Digital Sculpture Processes

UV Mapping
type: Concept
alternative label: Unwrapping
broader: 3D Modeling & Sculpting
definition: Projection of a 3D surface to 2D coordinates for precise texture placement.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Normal Map
related: PBR (Physically Based Rendering)
related: Displacement Map

underdrawing
type: Concept
broader: painting technique
definition: Sketching the intended composition on the substrate before applying paint. Pencil lines may be lightly erased after blocking in with paint or left in place.
in scheme: Painting Terms

scraping dry paint
type: Concept
alternative label: Sgraffito
broader: removing paint
definition: Gently scraping dried (or partially dried) paint off the paper using a razor blade, craft knife, sandpaper, cardboard, or credit card to reveal subtle details, irregular textures, or restored white space.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

removing paint
type: Concept
broader: watercolor technique
definition: The removal of paint with a tool.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

gouache
type: Concept
alternative label: gouache (or body color)
broader: watercolor material
definition: An opaque water-based paint similar to watercolor but significantly more opaque; can be applied thick or thin.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: mixed media technique

scraping
type: Concept
broader: Texture Technique
definition: In a wet color wash, scrape small areas with the edge of a plastic piece or knife blade to produce an effect resembling sunlit rock faces.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Texture and Emphasis (RS)
type: Concept
order: 6
broader: Texture and Emphasis
definition: Structural textures preferred: drybrush for architecture, granulation for botanical surfaces, restrained spatter.
editorial note: Texture supports breath and structure; it should never upstage the value design.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: spattering
related: Texture Technique
related: Accents and Detailing (RS)
related: dry brush technique
related: granulation
scope note: Let pigment separation and paper tooth do the work before reaching for effects.

Chromatic Architectural Wash
type: Concept
broader: Chromatic Variation in Wash
definition: A watercolor technique in which large architectural surfaces are constructed through layered washes of mixed warm and cool pigments, producing chromatically varied but tonally unified stone or wall surfaces.
editorial note: Adopted from ChatGPT source as a child of ChromaticVariationInWash. Narrows the broader concept to architectural application specifically.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: Complementary Mixed Gray

Right-Handed
type: Concept
broader: Chirality
definition: Descriptions of the sense of twist in a tensegrity prism or module. A right-handed prism twists clockwise when viewed from above. Alternating handedness can produce symmetrical towers or balanced toroidal forms.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Temperature family
type: Concept
alternative label: Thermal color group
alternative label: Color temperature family
broader: Color Temperature
definition: A group of pigments or hues organized around a shared warm or cool bias that functions as a coherent unit within a composition's color architecture.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Used when a painter deliberately constructs interlocking warm and cool pigment groups as a structural principle.

wet-into-wet wash
type: Concept
alternative label: wet into wet
alternative label: Wet-Into-Wet
alternative label: wet-in-wet
alternative label: wet-on-wet
broader: wash
definition: Applying a new color before earlier applications have dried, allowing colors to blend without hard edges or sharp transitions. Only partially controllable.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Iconographic Content
type: Concept
alternative label: Symbolic Subject Matter
broader: Subject Matter
definition: Religious, mythological, or culturally coded imagery embedded within a composition, whether as the primary subject or as secondary content within depicted architecture, mosaics, or decorative programs.
editorial note: Source: 20260309. ChatGPT critique did not engage with iconographic dimension.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Impermanence Theme
related: Vertical Iconographic Axis
scope note: In plein-air or observational painting, iconographic content often enters the work through the depicted setting rather than the artist's primary intention, yet may function symbolically within the finished composition.

Veduta tradition
type: Concept
broader: Art movement
definition: an art movement, prominent in 18th-century Italy, focused on highly detailed, realistic paintings or prints of cityscapes and landscapes, especially popular with Grand Tour travelers as souvenirs of famous sites like Rome and Venice. Key elements include precise architectural detail, often achieved with tools like the camera obscura, and two main types: veduta esatta (exact views) and veduta ideata (imaginary or idealized views, also called capricci). Masters like Canaletto and Guardi defined the Venetian style.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

binder
type: Concept
broader: painting material
definition: A substance that holds watercolor pigment in suspension, generally gum arabic or synthetic glycol.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Strathmore Heavyweight Mixed Media
type: WatercolorPaper
type: Concept
has paper finish: Vellum
has paper weight: 350
broader: Art Paper
definition: A smooth finish multi-media drawing and painting surface.
in scheme: Art Material Scheme
position: 3
size: 11x14

cat's tongue
type: Concept
broader: watercolor tool
definition: A brush similar to a Filbert but with a pointed tip; ideal for painting single-stroke flower petals and leaves.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Ultramarine Blue Light
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
has pigment: ultramarine-blue-light-pigment.html
ARGB: FF194AA8
symbol: UBLL
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Ultramarine Blue Light
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
position: 43

Art Material Scheme
type: ConceptScheme
definition: Materials used in the production of art.
has top concept: Art Paper

Watercolor Painting Process
type: ConceptScheme
definition: Processes in watercolor painting.

Azurite
type: Concept
Colour Index Code: PB30
broader: Blue Group
definition: Basic copper carbonate mineral used since antiquity; coarse particles yield bright azure, finer grades shift greener.
related: Malachite
related: Ultramarine blue, natural

paint diffusion
type: Concept
broader: watercolor technique
definition: To spread over an area with paint in an aerosol form.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Dry-brush texture
type: Concept
alternative label: Drybrush technique
broader: Drybrush over wash
definition: A painting technique in which a relatively dry brush is dragged across textured paper to create broken, granular marks that suggest rough surfaces.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
scope note: Commonly used in watercolor to render stone, wood grain, or weathered surfaces.

Practitioner Types
type: Concept
broader: agents
definition: Categories describing different orientations toward artistic practice.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme

Egg Tempera
type: Concept
broader: Painting
definition: A pigment and egg yolk emulsion, used in tempera painting.
in scheme: Topic

Plane turning
type: Concept
alternative label: Planar transition
alternative label: Form turning
broader: Value Structure
definition: The depiction of a surface changing orientation relative to the light source, communicated primarily through value transitions across adjacent planes.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Central to architectural and figure painting where volumetric solidity depends on clear value shifts between light-facing and shadow-facing planes.

variegated wash
type: Concept
broader: wet-into-wet wash
definition: A wet-into-wet wash in which colors are placed side by side and blended along their edges. A signature watercolor technique used to convey the natural scattering and bouncing of light and color, and to create abstract patterns.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Presentation, Interactive Viewing and Contextualization (RS)
type: Concept
order: 7
alternative label: Interactive Presentation (RS)
broader: Presentation, Interactive Viewing and Contextualization
definition: Model-viewer as part of the work; environment presets as expressive devices; documentation to frame attention as medium.
editorial note: Presentation completes the circuit. By inviting the viewer to orbit and re-orient, the sculpture unfolds as a timed experience. Attention is not a byproduct; it is a structural material on par with light and metal.
in scheme: Digital Sculpture Processes
related: Materials, Light Logic and Rendering Setup (RS)
related: Conceptual Structuring and Formal Logic (RS)

Gestural figures
type: Concept
broader: painting concept
definition: capture the energy, movement, and essence of a pose through quick, fluid, and expressive lines, focusing on the whole figure's action rather than details, often using a single "line of action" to convey flow from head to foot
in scheme: Painting Terms
scope note: primarily the observation of people in normal activities.

Metadata / IPTC / EXIF
type: Concept
alternative label: XMP Metadata
broader: Output & Presentation
definition: Embedded technical and rights information enabling attribution, search, and workflow automation.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: PDF (document/vector)
related: TIFF (archival raster)

Gallery Description
type: Concept
broader: Interpretation
definition: Technique or style: The technique or style used to create the artwork Subject matter: The subject matter of the artwork Inspiration: What inspired the artist to create the piece Meaning: What the artwork means to the artist Context: The historical background, location, and time of the artwork

painting tool
type: Concept
broader: painting term
definition: A tool used in painting.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Cerulean Blue
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
has pigment: cerulean-blue-pigment.html
ARGB: FF2571A2
symbol: CBL
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Cerulean Blue
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 3

Tensegrity Contexts
type: Concept
type: TensegrityApplication
broader: visual art term
definition: Notable tensegrity applications in architecture, engineering, the sciences and art.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Foundational Washes
type: Concept
order: 4
alternative label: Big Shape Establishment
broader: watercolor process
definition: Initial graded and variegated washes to set overall light, atmosphere, and major value masses.
editorial note: This is the painting's breath. A single decisive pass often reads better than piecemeal local color.
example: One coherent sky-to-ground wash that locks the value horizon and dominant temperature.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: wet-into-wet wash
related: Development Through Layering
related: wash
related: gradated wash
related: Corrections and Cleanup
related: variegated wash

Professional Artist
type: Concept
broader: Practitioner Types
definition: A practitioner who derives income from artistic work and/or identifies publicly as an artist.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Serious Amateur

Narrative Device
type: Concept
alternative label: Compositional Narrative
broader: Criticism
definition: An element introduced into a composition to imply story, time, or psychological context beyond what is literally depicted. Distinct from purely formal composition strategies in its intent to generate meaning through implied sequence or situation.
editorial note: Source: 20260309. Examples: a figure mid-jump implying imminent transformation; sacred imagery above an oblivious crowd implying ironic juxtaposition of divine judgment and ordinary life.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Iconographic Content
related: Kinetic Figure

Composition
type: Concept
alternative label: Pictorial Composition
broader: Formal Analysis
definition: The arrangement and organization of visual elements within a picture plane.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Structural organization

Low-poly surface
type: Concept
alternative label: Faceted surface
alternative label: Low-polygon mesh
broader: Faceted surface
definition: A surface treatment composed of a reduced number of flat polygonal facets, producing a crystalline or angular appearance rather than smooth curvature.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Used in digital modeling and sculpture to describe deliberately simplified geometry that emphasizes planar faceting over anatomical smoothness.

Indian Red
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
ARGB: FF542424
symbol: IR
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 17

Structural Transparency
type: Concept
broader: Tensegrity Art Terms
definition: The visual effect by which the tension network and compression members reveal their own load paths. Structural transparency is central to the aesthetic appeal of many tensegrity sculptures and installations.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Tensegrity Icosahedron
type: Concept
alternative label: Icosahedral tensegrity
alternative label: 6-strut tensegrity icosahedron
broader: Types and Variants
definition: A tensegrity form in which compression members occupy positions consistent with icosahedral symmetry and are held solely by a continuous network of tension members so that compression members do not touch.
editorial note: Use this concept for high symmetry tensegrity exemplars. Distinguish it from a purely geometric icosahedron without a tension compression partition. For instances, record member counts, routing, and intended symmetry group with dedicated properties in the data model.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms
scope note: Common didactic models use six struts with a surrounding cable net; member counts and cable routing may vary while preserving non touching compression, global self stress, and approximate icosahedral symmetry.

David Davis
type: Concept
alternative label: DD
broader: Art Supply Provider
definition: A bulk pigment retailer.

PrintMaking
type: Concept
broader: ArtForm
definition: The process of creating original artworks through image transfer from a prepared surface.
in scheme: Topic

Interpretation
type: VisualAnalysis
type: Concept
broader: visual art term
definition: the process of analyzing a work of art and assigning it meaning.
editorial note: The vad:VisualAnalysis annotation makes art interpretation synonymous with art visual analysis. To say they are not synonymous in practice and are separate steps is a false dichotomy, a pedagogical convention. The moment you choose to describe a composition as "tense" rather than "balanced" you've already interpreted.
in scheme: Topic

Indigo
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
has pigment: schmincke-pigment-indigo-100-ml-jar
ARGB: FF081C37
symbol: IBS
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: Schmincke & Company
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 36

Symmetry Group
type: Concept
alternative label: Group symmetry
alternative label: Geometric symmetry group
broader: Fundamental Concepts
definition: A mathematical group describing the full set of symmetries of a geometric or structural object, including rotations, reflections, or other operations that leave the object unchanged.
editorial note: Do not conflate with informal descriptions of visual balance. Reserve this concept for group theoretic symmetry as applied to geometry and tensegrity configuration.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms
scope note: Used for recording symmetry classifications of tensegrity structures, including groups such as A5, D3, or other point groups relevant to strut and cable arrangements.

sculpture process
type: Concept
broader: visual arts process
definition: The method used to create three-dimensional art.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

T3 prism (right-handed)
type: Concept
has chirality: Right-Handed
alternative label: right-handed T3
alternative label: RH T3
broader: T3 prism
definition: Right-handed 3-strut tensegrity antiprism: upper ring rotated relative to the lower so that helical cross-cables trace a right-handed twist.
related: Chirality

Topic
type: ConceptScheme
definition: Identifies selected subject matter or concepts for use in entity qualification.
has top concept: Topic

T3 prism (left-handed)
type: Concept
has chirality: Left-Handed
alternative label: left-handed T3
alternative label: LH T3
broader: T3 prism
definition: Left-handed 3-strut tensegrity antiprism: upper ring rotated relative to the lower so that helical cross-cables trace a left-handed twist.
related: Chirality

Tensegrity Prism (Tn)
type: Concept
broader: Types and Variants
definition: A family of tensegrity structures with n struts arranged in a twisted, prismatic form.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Human Activity Frieze
type: Concept
broader: Horizontal Frieze Banding
definition: A compositional band in which figures form a continuous or semi-continuous horizontal grouping across the picture plane, often mediating between foreground space and architectural structures.
editorial note: Adopted from ChatGPT source as a useful child of HorizontalFriezeBanding. Adds specificity for figure-dominated middle registers.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Crowd Scene
related: Middle Band Dominance

Artistic Ambition
type: Concept
broader: Criticism
definition: The scope, risk, and complexity an artist pursues in their work.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Technical Strength
related: Developmental Edge

Vector Graphics
type: Concept
alternative label: Bezier Paths
broader: Digital Drawing & Painting
definition: Resolution-independent images defined by paths, fills, and strokes.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: PDF (document/vector)
related: SVG (vector)
related: EPS (vector)

Contemplative Practice
type: Concept
alternative label: Reflective Practice
broader: Criticism
definition: The dimension of artistic work occurring outside of active painting: thinking about subjects, problems, and possibilities during non-painting activity. Distinct from formal planning or sketching; a mode of continuous low-intensity engagement with creative questions.
editorial note: Source: 20260309.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Artistic Ambition
related: Conceptual Primary Subject
scope note: Critical feedback, encounter with other works, and artist conversation all feed the contemplative practice without necessarily changing in-process decisions.

watercolor canvas
type: Concept
broader: watercolor technique
definition: A canvas similar to oil painting canvas but treated with Gesso to accept water-based paints.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: canvas

canvas
type: Concept
broader: painting material
definition: Popularly used by artists as a painting surface, typically stretched across a wooden frame.
in scheme: Painting Terms

antiprism
type: Concept
source: Antiprism
alternative label: n-gonal antiprism
broader: Geometric and Symmetry Terms
definition: A polyhedron with two parallel, congruent n-gon bases rotated relative to one another and connected by an alternating band of 2n triangles.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms
note: For n = 3, the regular triangular antiprism is the octahedron.
related: Chirality
related: Prism

Tensile Network Morphology
type: Concept
broader: Structural and Analytical Terms
definition: The overall spatial pattern formed by all tension elements considered as a single organism: how cables sweep, cluster, and define voids. This pattern often governs both structural behavior and visual identity.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Manganese
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
ARGB: FF0B7BA1
symbol: MBD
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 32

Lemon Yellow
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
has pigment: lemon-yellow-pigment.html
ARGB: FFD9E167
symbol: LY
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Lemon Yellow
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 10

Two-Color Grey 4
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
contains paint: Cobalt Turquoise
contains paint: Potters Pink
ARGB: FF9E9CA1
symbol: 2CG4
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
position: 1005

Discontinuous Compression Network
type: Concept
broader: Structural Elements
definition: The system of struts that do not touch each other but are stabilized by the surrounding tension network.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

painting material
type: Concept
broader: painting term
definition: A material used in painting.
in scheme: Painting Terms

granulation
type: Concept
alternative label: sedimentary colours
alternative label: sedimentary colors
alternative label: sedimentary pigment
alternative label: granulating colours
alternative label: granulating
alternative label: sedimentary
alternative label: granulating colors
broader: Texture Technique
definition: The natural precipitation of some pigments when water is added, producing a granular, speckled texture. Not indicative of poor quality or misuse; only certain colors granulate. Granulation medium can be applied to a dry or wet area, or mixed directly with paint, to introduce this fine-grained particle effect.
hidden label: granulation medium
hidden label: granulating medium
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: staining colors

Watercolor Paint
type: Concept
alternative label: watercolour paint
alternative label: hand-ground paint
alternative label: milled watercolor
alternative label: milled watercolour
broader: paint
definition: A paint made from combining gum arabic watercolor medium with a dry pigment color using a muller to create a smooth paste which is stored in a pan and allowed to dry. The pigment is identified by the label name and brand, and the binder is identified by material.

dagger brush
type: Concept
broader: watercolor tool
definition: A brush with one straight edge and one sloping edge resembling a knife blade, ideal for painting thin or tapering lines.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Simplex Tensegrity
type: Concept
broader: Types and Variants
definition: The simplest tensegrity prism, usually with three struts and nine cables (a T3).
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

opaque gouache contrast
type: Concept
broader: watercolor technique
definition: Using opaque gouache alongside transparent watercolor to add visual interest and vibrancy. Distinct areas of each must be maintained or the opaque/transparent contrast will be lost.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: mixed media technique

buckle
type: Concept
broader: watercolor term
definition: A wavy, uneven surface that occurs when water is applied to unstretched paper. Unlike backruns, buckling is never desirable and is never considered a happy accident; it is prevented by stretching the paper before painting.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

color property
type: Concept
broader: painting term
definition: The fundamental attributes used to define, analyze, and manipulate color in design, art, and physics.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

Digital Drawing & Painting
type: Concept
broader: digital art term
definition: Pixel- and vector-based image creation and editing practices, tools, and constructs.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
top concept of: Digital Fine Art Production

watercolor easel
type: Concept
broader: easel
definition: A stable stand, with an angled board that supports an artist's painting .
in scheme: Painting Terms
related: watercolor tool

painting term
type: Concept
broader: visual art term
definition: A term of art in painting.
in scheme: Painting Terms

resist
type: Concept
broader: assisted wash
definition: Any substance applied to watercolor paper that repels water and therefore paint pigment. Wax crayons and oil pastels are common resists. Unlike frisket, resists are generally a permanent addition to the painting.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Naples Yellow
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
ARGB: FFDCB745
symbol: NY
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 21

Background
type: Concept
broader: Interpretation
definition: An image providing the background in a 3D object model viewer.
in scheme: Topic

DigitalSculpture
type: Concept
broader: Digital
definition: The use of specialized software to create 3D models by manipulating virtual, clay-like material using digital tools.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

System
type: Concept
broader: knowledge system
definition: A set of interdependent components that interact to form a unified whole
in scheme: Topic

mop brush
type: Concept
alternative label: Mop
broader: watercolor tool
definition: A round brush with a thick base tapering to a very fine tip. Highly versatile and capable of producing many different types of strokes.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Photography
type: Concept
broader: ArtForm
definition: Taking and processing photographs.
in scheme: Topic

Development Through Layering (RS)
type: Concept
order: 5
alternative label: Glazing and Negative Painting (RS)
broader: Development Through Layering
definition: Transparent glazes for form and atmosphere; strong use of negative painting; edges moving in and out of focus.
editorial note: This is your voice zone: where abstraction and depiction negotiate in real time.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: Accents and Detailing (RS)
related: wet on dry
related: wet-into-wet wash
related: lost and found edges
related: Texture and Emphasis (RS)
related: watercolor glazing
scope note: Favor transparency; let value and edge quality shape the form more than contour lines.

Acqua Alta
type: Concept
alternative label: Venetian Flooding
alternative label: High Water
broader: Water and Reflections
definition: The periodic tidal flooding of Venice's Piazza San Marco and surrounding areas, producing shallow standing water that reflects architecture, figures, and sky. A recurring subject in Venetian painting that combines documentary, atmospheric, and symbolic registers.
editorial note: Source: 20260309.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Optical Abstraction
related: Reflective Symmetry
related: Impermanence Theme
scope note: The depth distribution of acqua alta governs crowd behavior: figures cluster where water is shallow enough to keep feet dry, and the crowd's edge maps the depth threshold. This can be encoded compositionally rather than described.

painting process
type: Concept
broader: visual arts process
definition: A process used in the production of a painting as a creative work.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Architectural Subjects
type: Concept
alternative label: Architectural Painting
broader: Subject Matter
definition: Depictions of buildings, monuments, and built environments as primary subject matter.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: hardEdge
related: Veduta tradition
related: Linear Perspective

Sculpture Term
type: Concept
type: SculptureTerm
broader: visual art term
definition: A term of art in sculpture creation.
in scheme: Sculpture Terms
note: Category head for all sculpture related concepts in this scheme.

Figure-environment relationship
type: Concept
alternative label: Figure in landscape
broader: Figure-Ground Relationship
definition: The compositional and chromatic relationship between a depicted figure and its surrounding environment, determining whether the figure appears integrated with, separated from, or emerging out of its setting.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Narrower than figure-ground in that it specifically addresses the integration of figures within depicted environments rather than abstract perceptual contrast.

Lamp black
type: Concept
Colour Index Code: PBk7
broader: Black Group
definition: Carbon black produced from incomplete combustion of oils or resins; deep masstone, slow drying in oil.

Art Paper
type: Concept
broader: painting material
definition: Commercially available art papers.
in scheme: Art Material Scheme
top concept of: Art Material Scheme

has chirality
type: Property
comment: Links a tensegrity configuration to its chirality value (left-handed or right-handed).
range: Chirality

Warming glaze
type: Concept
alternative label: Warm glaze
broader: watercolor glazing
definition: A transparent layer of warm-hued pigment applied over dried passages to unify color temperature and enhance the sensation of warm light.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
scope note: Distinct from general glazing in that it specifically addresses temperature modification rather than value or chroma adjustment.

Allover composition
type: Concept
alternative label: Allover painting
alternative label: Allover field
broader: Composition
definition: A compositional strategy in which visual elements are distributed relatively uniformly across the picture surface, minimizing traditional figure-ground hierarchy and creating an immersive field effect.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies to works where the pictorial surface functions as a continuous field rather than a staged scene with distinct foreground and background.

Lighting, Rendering & Compositing
type: Concept
broader: digital art term
definition: Simulation of light, image synthesis, and multi-pass assembly into finalized imagery.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
top concept of: Digital Fine Art Production

Visual anchor
type: Concept
alternative label: Focal anchor
alternative label: Compositional anchor
broader: Visual Hierarchy
definition: A dominant element within a composition that stabilizes the viewer's attention and organizes surrounding forms around it.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies to any element?architectural, figural, or abstract?that serves as the primary point of compositional stability.

complementary colors
type: Concept
broader: color relationship
definition: Complementary colors are directly opposite each other on the color wheel. In other words, they are the colors that are furthest apart from each other in terms of hue and color temperature. e.g Red and Green, or Orange and Blue. Complementary colors contrast with each other when placed side by side. When mixed together they tend to cancel each other out, forming a 'Muddy' neutral color.
in scheme: Painting Terms

paper blotting
type: Concept
broader: lifting paint
definition: Lifting pigment from a wet wash using crumpled paper towel or absorbent tissue in a soft, predictable way. Rotate and re-crumple the paper to avoid repeating patterns. Effective for lifting clouds from a wet sky wash.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

washed ink with gouache mask
type: Concept
broader: ink wash
definition: Thick white gouache is painted to preserve white paper areas and allowed to dry, then completely covered with pigment ink. Once the ink dries, a water spray and bristle brush dissolve the gouache, revealing white paper beneath.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: mixed media technique

Historical
type: Concept
broader: Interpretation
definition: Concerning past events, history.
in scheme: Topic

Representational-abstract spectrum
type: Concept
alternative label: Abstraction-representation continuum
broader: Criticism
definition: The conceptual range between fully representational depiction and pure abstraction, along which a work may be situated according to its degree of fidelity to observed appearances versus formal invention.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Use when positioning a work's degree of abstraction relative to representation, especially in hybrid or semi-abstract approaches.

Painting Notes
type: ConceptScheme
comment: This is a rather flat scheme. Mostly an operational aid.
definition: All KeepNote instances for painting belong to this scheme.

T4 prism (left-handed)
type: Concept
has chirality: Left-Handed
alternative label: left-handed T4
alternative label: LH T4
broader: T4 prism
definition: Left-handed 4-strut tensegrity antiprism with left-handed helical cross-cables.
related: Chirality

Forbes Pigment Collection
type: Concept
alternative label: Forbes Collection
broader: pigment
definition: A comprehensive reference collection of historical pigment samples held at Harvard University, used as a standard for pigment identification and authentication in art conservation.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Serves as the gold standard physical reference for conservators identifying historical pigments in artworks.

Watercolor Glossary of Terms (article)
type: Collection
member: hue
member: wet-into-wet wash
member: value
member: temperature color
member: tint
member: Soft Edge
member: Hard Edge
member: watercolor glazing
member: granulation
member: casein
member: pigment
member: charging
member: layering
member: rough paper
member: lifting paint
member: staining colors
member: masking fluid
member: palette knife
member: analogous Colors
member: hot pressed paper
member: drybrushTechnique
member: scrubbing
member: lost and found edges
member: gradated wash
member: gouache
member: variegated wash
member: cold-pressed paper
member: palette
member: transparent paint
member: complementary colors
member: pan paint
member: intensity

Color Management
type: Concept
broader: Output & Presentation
definition: Policies and conversions (ICC) that keep colors consistent across devices and media.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Color Profile / Color Space
related: Proofing
related: TIFF (archival raster)

sanding dry paper
type: Concept
broader: removing paint
definition: Lightly sanding a fully dry painting with fine sandpaper to produce a slightly weathered surface texture, which can then be adjusted with further washes.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

EPS (vector)
type: Concept
broader: File Formats
definition: Legacy PostScript-based vector document format used for print and interchange.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Vector Graphics
related: PDF (document/vector)

mud
type: Concept
broader: watercolor term
definition: Dull, earthy neutral colors resulting from mixing a color with too much of its complement (e.g. red mixed with green).
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

digital
type: Concept
broader: digital art term
definition: (of signals or data) expressed as series of the digits 0 and 1.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
note: digital

Assessment
type: Concept
broader: Interpretation
definition: An artistic assessment usually involves an objective analysis of technical skills, composition, and adherence to specific criteria, often used in educational settings to track progress or judge competency.

Ultramarine Blue Dark
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
has pigment: ultramarine-blue-dark-pigment.html
ARGB: FF1446AD
symbol: UBDL
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Ultramarine Blue Dark
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
position: 41

Blue Group
type: Concept
broader: Major Historical Pigments
definition: Historical blue pigments.

easel
type: Concept
broader: painting tool
definition: A stable stand, supporting an artist's painting .
in scheme: Painting Terms

Autokinetic effect
type: Concept
alternative label: Autokinesis
broader: Visual Equilibrium
definition: A perceptual phenomenon in which a stationary object appears to move when the viewer's visual system cannot anchor it to a stable reference frame.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: In sculpture and installation art, this effect is often triggered by ambiguous depth cues, uniform backgrounds, and repeating geometric elements.

Kolinsky (sable)
type: Concept
broader: watercolor tool
definition: A species of weasel from Siberia. Tail hairs from the male are used to make the most highly prized and expensive watercolor brushes.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

knowledge system
type: Concept
definition: A system representing content, components, classes, or types of knowledge.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

Bio-Tensegrity
type: Concept
broader: Applications and Contexts
definition: The application of tensegrity principles to biological systems, explaining how cells, muscles, and skeletons maintain form and function.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Alizarin Crimson
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
has pigment: alizarine-crimson-pigment.html
ARGB: FF89293C
symbol: ACL
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Alizarin Crimson
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
position: 46

Crowd Hinge Band
type: Concept
broader: Human Activity Frieze
definition: A band of human figures positioned between contrasting spatial systems ? such as a reflective foreground surface and an architectural backdrop ? functioning as a visual and chromatic hinge linking the two domains. Figures absorb and transmit color from both adjacent registers.
editorial note: Adopted from ChatGPT source. Definition lightly expanded to include the chromatic transmission role identified in conversation.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Middle Band Dominance
related: Reflective Symmetry

parchment
type: Concept
broader: Texture Technique
definition: Apply paint to an area then, while wet, press a piece of parchment paper onto the surface. Areas in full contact with the wash and areas held off by parchment bubbles produce a contrasting texture when lifted. Experiment with wetness levels; crumpled plastic cling wrap is an alternative.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

gradated wash
type: Concept
broader: wet-into-wet wash
definition: A wash that transitions gradually from dark to light by incrementally adding more water as it progresses. Useful for painting skies and seas.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Elastic Tendon
type: Concept
broader: Structural and Analytical Terms
definition: A tension member intentionally allowed to stretch under load. Elastic tendons are common in soft tensegrity and biomimetic models, where controlled compliance is desirable.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Shadow as drawing language
type: Concept
alternative label: Shadow as structural drawing
broader: Shadow as autonomous form
definition: The use of cast or attached shadows not merely to describe illumination but as an independent linear or structural drawing system superimposed on the image.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies when shadows function as a second compositional drawing layer rather than passive tonal modeling.

Color Profile / Color Space
type: Concept
alternative label: ICC Profile
broader: Digital Drawing & Painting
definition: Formal definition of a device or working color space enabling consistent color reproduction.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Proofing
related: Color Management

Thumbnail Sketches
type: Concept
alternative label: Thumbnails
broader: Concept & Design
definition: Small, rapid studies to iterate on composition, value grouping, and focal hierarchy.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production

Sennelier
type: Concept
alternative label: SEN
broader: Art Supply Provider
definition: A pigment manufacturer

Implied motion
type: Concept
alternative label: Kinetic ambiguity
alternative label: Directional inertia
broader: Visual Equilibrium
definition: The visual suggestion of movement in a static artwork achieved through directional vectors, figure orientation, and compositional tension.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Distinct from actual kinetic art; refers to the perceptual experience of motion in works that are physically still.

watercolor material
type: Concept
type: ArtMaterial
broader: painting material
definition: A material used in watercolor painting.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Rendering and Lighting Evaluation
type: Concept
broader: Documentation
definition: Image generation and lighting tests used to evaluate form, material response, and legibility.
in scheme: Sculpture Terms
related: Presentation and Installation
related: Digital Materials

Raster Graphics
type: Concept
alternative label: Bitmap
broader: Digital Drawing & Painting
definition: Pixel-based images whose resolution directly determines detail and print size.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: PNG (lossless raster)
related: Resolution / DPI
related: JPEG (compressed raster)
related: TIFF (archival raster)

Prussian Blue
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
has pigment: https://www.dickblick.com/products/schmincke-pigments/
ARGB: FF306D9C
symbol: PB
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: Schmincke & Company
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 39

body colour
type: Concept
broader: watercolor material
definition: Opaque water-based paint such as gouache or tempera. Used to add solid color to transparent watercolors, and opaque white is used to restore highlights in muddy or over-saturated areas.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: mixed media technique

Naples yellow
type: Concept
Colour Index Code: PY41
broader: Yellow Group
definition: Lead antimonate yellow; historical warm opaque yellow with characteristic orange cast.

Digital Sculpture Process
type: Concept
type: Process
broader: Digital Process
definition: The process of creating a 3D sculpture using digital media.
in scheme: Digital Sculpture Processes

hake brush
type: Concept
broader: watercolor tool
definition: A traditional wide, short-haired, long-handled Japanese brush with stitched goat hair, useful for natural-looking foliage and skies. Popularized by artist/author Ron Ranson.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Yellow Ochre Light
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
ARGB: FFAD8233
symbol: YOL
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 22

Watercolor Paints
type: ConceptScheme
definition: A collection of watercolor paints.

Cadmium Yellow
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
ARGB: FFE5C407
symbol: CY
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 25

Parametric Design
type: Concept
broader: Conceptual / Workflow
definition: Design approach driven by adjustable parameters to explore families of solutions.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Procedural Workflow

Post-Processing
type: Concept
alternative label: Color Grading
broader: Lighting, Rendering & Compositing
definition: Final adjustments after rendering: color grading, sharpening, denoise, and stylistic effects.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Compositing
related: Adjustment Layer

STL (3D print mesh)
type: Concept
broader: File Formats
definition: Triangulated surface format commonly used in additive manufacturing; no color or materials.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Mesh

Critical Voice
type: Concept
alternative label: Authorial Perspective in Criticism
broader: Criticism
definition: The presence of a distinct, risk-taking perspective in art criticism that makes unexpected observations, establishes hierarchies of importance, and demonstrates genuine perceptual engagement with the work rather than formal structural analysis alone.
editorial note: Source: 20260309.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: AIAssistedCriticism
scope note: Distinguished from technically accurate but voiceless criticism by its willingness to prioritize some observations over others, to be surprised, and to revise positions when corrected by the artist. The absence of critical voice is a characteristic limitation of AI-generated criticism.

A-Z Glossary Of Watercolor Terms (article)
type: Collection
member: binder
member: chroma
member: intensity
member: mud
member: plein air
member: neutral color
member: wet on dry
member: watercolor glazing
member: frame mat
member: charging
member: masking tape
member: complementary colors
member: bead
member: Soft Edge
member: tint
member: granulation
member: temperature color
member: happy accident
member: cold-pressed paper
member: Kolinsky (sable)
member: bamboo brush
member: fan brush
member: Hard Edge
member: rough paper
member: casein
member: masking fluid
member: wash
member: cockling
member: primary color
member: scrubbing
member: round brush
member: deckled edges
member: loose painting style
member: lost and found edges
member: sizing
member: value
member: pigment
member: hake brush
member: line and wash
member: watercolor ground
member: thumbnail
member: backrun
member: watercolor canvas
member: abstract
member: split primaries palette
member: lifting paint
member: mop brush
member: hue
member: relatedBlogPosts
member: gum arabic
member: dagger brush
member: gouache
member: vegan brushes
member: tube color
member: natural hair brushes
member: palette
member: stretching
member: dry brush technique
member: layering
member: wet-into-wet wash
member: not paper
member: color wheel
member: synthetic brushes
member: wash flat
member: staining colors
member: watercolor easel
member: bloom
member: weight
member: overworking
member: palette knife
member: pan
member: analogous Colors
member: block
member: watercolor medium
member: flat brush
member: hot pressed paper

lifting paint
type: Concept
alternative label: color lifting
alternative label: Lifting
alternative label: Lifting Out
alternative label: colour lifting
broader: removing paint
definition: Removing color from wet or re-wetted paint using a brush, paper towel, or tissue. A technique in its own right, not merely a correction method; forms the basis of subtractive painting. Lifting creates soft edges and reduces color intensity, leaving only undertones. Detailed lifts can be made with a slightly damp brush.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Contemplative Witness Position
type: Concept
alternative label: External Viewpoint
alternative label: Observer at the Edge
broader: Viewer Positioning Strategy
definition: A consistent viewpoint placement in which the implied viewer stands just outside the depicted social gathering, at a low standing height, separated from the crowd by the foreground threshold zone. Creates a reflective, observational relationship to the scene rather than immersive participation.
editorial note: Source: 20260309. Broader updated to ViewerPositioningStrategy. ChatGPT's EdgeObserverViewpoint covers the same ground with less depth and is discarded.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Foreground Threshold Band
related: Crowd Scene
scope note: The edge position enables perception of optical phenomena ? reflections, shadow patterns, color interactions ? that immersion in the crowd would preclude.

not paper
type: Concept
broader: watercolor material
definition: Is the British convention for referring to Cold Pressed watercolor paper, it simply means 'Not hot pressed'
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Manganese Blue
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
has pigment: manganese-blue-pigment.html
ARGB: FF1591C5
symbol: MBL
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Manganese Blue
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 4

T5 prism (left-handed)
type: Concept
has chirality: Left-Handed
alternative label: left-handed T5
alternative label: LH T5
broader: T5 prism
definition: Left-handed 5-strut tensegrity antiprism with left-handed helical cross-cables.
related: Chirality

algorithmicism
type: Concept
broader: computer art term
definition: (T)he digital age has ushered in an era of "algorithmicism"--the increasingly steadfast belief that everything in the world, from business processes to financial markets to interpersonal interactions and more, can be analyzed and broken down into discrete model that are representable and manipulable by mathematical/digital processes.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
note: https://books.google.com/books

Node (Joint)
type: Concept
broader: Structural Elements
definition: A point where cables and struts connect, transmitting forces between elements.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Verdigris
type: Concept
Colour Index Code: PG20
broader: Green Group
definition: Copper acetate complex; transparent bluish-green noted for reactivity and historical stability issues in oil.

Naples Yellow Light
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
has pigment: naples-yellow-light-pigment.html
ARGB: FFCCC22C
symbol: NYLL
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 13

Terre Verte
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
has pigment: https://www.utrechtart.com/items/02993-7920/
ARGB: FF9FB181
symbol: TV
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: Sennelier
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 29

wash flat
type: Concept
broader: wash
definition: The technique of laying down a large area of even, consistent color by applying successive strokes side by side on a wet or dry surface.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Architectural rhythm
type: Concept
alternative label: Structural rhythm
alternative label: Columnar rhythm
broader: Composition
definition: The repetition of architectural elements such as columns, arches, or bays to create a visual cadence across a composition.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Distinct from general compositional rhythm in that it specifically concerns repeated built-form elements.

Normal Map
type: Concept
alternative label: Tangent-Space Normal Map
broader: 3D Modeling & Sculpting
definition: Texture encoding per-pixel normals to fake small-scale relief without altering geometry.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: PBR (Physically Based Rendering)
related: Ambient Occlusion (AO)
related: UV Mapping

Tensegrity Dome
type: Concept
broader: Applications and Contexts
definition: A hemispherical structure composed of struts and cables arranged for lightweight, stable enclosures.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Color Harmony
type: Concept
broader: Color Theory
definition: The pleasing arrangement of colors based on their relationships on the color wheel or through repetition and variation.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Palette Construction

Painting Sequence
type: Concept
alternative label: Order of Work
broader: watercolor technique
definition: The order in which a painter addresses different passages of a watercolor: which areas are laid in first, which are held in reserve, and which are completed last. In watercolor, sequence is partly determined by wet/dry requirements and partly by the artist's conceptual priorities.
editorial note: Source: 20260309.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Conceptual Primary Subject
related: Reserved Whites
scope note: Sequence decisions encode conceptual priorities: beginning with the most technically demanding or conceptually central passage differs meaningfully from conventional dark-to-light or background-to-foreground ordering.

Drawing
type: Concept
broader: ArtForm
definition: A picture made with a pencil, pen, or crayon.
in scheme: Topic

Parametric and Constraint Solving
type: Concept
broader: Techniques
definition: Rule driven modeling and numerical solving to maintain geometric or structural relationships.
in scheme: Sculpture Terms
related: Structural Design for Tensegrity

Cadmium Yellow Orange
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
has pigment: cadmium-yellow-orange-pigment.html
ARGB: FFCF3916
symbol: CYO
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 15

Render Passes
type: Concept
alternative label: AOVs
broader: Lighting, Rendering & Compositing
definition: Separately computed image channels (for example, diffuse, specular, shadow) for flexible compositing.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Compositing
related: Depth Map / Z-Depth

Viewer Positioning Strategy
type: Concept
broader: Composition
definition: A compositional approach that determines the implied spatial or psychological relationship between the viewer and the depicted scene.
editorial note: Adopted from ChatGPT source. Provides useful parent for ContemplativeWitnessPosition and related viewpoint concepts.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme

Geometric and Symmetry Terms
type: Concept
broader: Tensegrity Technology
definition: Terms describing twist, handedness, rotational order, and other geometric/symmetry properties of tensegrity structures.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Presentation and Archival
type: Concept
order: 10
alternative label: Matting and Framing
broader: watercolor process
definition: Mounting, matting, framing under glazing; documentation, metadata, archival storage conditions.
editorial note: A strong frame and accurate documentation reinforce the painting's authority and provenance.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: Vision and Planning
scope note: Use archival mats and UV-protective glazing; document pigments, paper, and process notes.

Drawing and Masking Setup (RS)
type: Concept
order: 3
alternative label: Under-drawing and Reserves (RS)
broader: Drawing and Masking Setup
definition: Light, economical under-drawing; occasional masking only for tight highlights or architectural edges.
editorial note: You paint best when the drawing invites discovery rather than dictates outcome.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: Accents and Detailing (RS)
related: pen nib mask
related: masking fluid
related: Development Through Layering (RS)
related: underdrawing
related: masking
scope note: Use gesture for organics and sparing line for architecture; let paint do most of the describing.

aerial perspective
type: Concept
alternative label: atmospheric disturbance
alternative label: atmospheric perspective
broader: painting technique
definition: The atmospheric effect on the appearance of distant objects: as distance increases, contrast between object and background decreases, details become less distinct, colors desaturate, and hues shift toward the background color (typically bluish, or reddish near sunrise/sunset).
in scheme: Painting Terms

Presentation and Installation
type: Concept
broader: Sculpture Term
definition: Display, site selection, mounting, and environmental considerations for exhibition.
in scheme: Sculpture Terms
related: Documentation

Cobalt Blue
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
ARGB: FF058A9B
symbol: COB
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 35

Export, Optimization and File Preparation (.glb) (RS)
type: Concept
order: 6
alternative label: GLB Preparation (RS)
broader: Export, Optimization and File Preparation (.glb)
definition: Consolidate, bake transforms, reduce heavy meshes, confirm PBR maps, export glb with RDF hooks for cataloging.
editorial note: The quieter this step is, the better. Clean exports and stable metadata keep the experience consistent across platforms, so curatorial attention remains on the sculpture and not on file idiosyncrasies.
in scheme: Digital Sculpture Processes
related: Presentation, Interactive Viewing and Contextualization (RS)

Sculpture in the round
type: Concept
alternative label: Full-round sculpture
alternative label: Freestanding sculpture
broader: Composition
definition: A three-dimensional work designed to be viewed from all angles, with the composition changing meaningfully as the viewer circumnavigates it.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Distinguishes genuinely multi-viewpoint works from essentially frontal compositions.

Types and Variants
type: Concept
broader: Tensegrity Technology
definition: Named classes, modules, and families of tensegrity configurations and how they repeat or scale.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

transparent paint
type: Concept
broader: watercolor material
definition: consists of pigment mixed with gum arabic, glycerin and a wetting agent
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Static Determinacy
type: Concept
broader: Mathematical and Mechanical Terms
definition: A condition where the structure's internal forces can be calculated purely from equilibrium equations.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Temporal disruption
type: Concept
alternative label: Kinetic interruption
alternative label: Implied motion
broader: Narrative Device
definition: The introduction of a figure or element in arrested motion that implies imminent change, destabilizing the temporal stillness of the surrounding composition.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies when a single element's implied movement threatens to transform the depicted scene, distinguishing it from general figure-in-motion treatment.

TIFF (archival raster)
type: Concept
broader: File Formats
definition: Flexible, high-bit-depth raster format favored for archival and print workflows.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Raster Graphics
related: Color Management

Ivory Black
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
ARGB: FF23221E
symbol: IVB
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 38

Creation Process
type: Concept
broader: Sculpture Term
definition: Planning and execution stages that produce a sculpture from concept to realized work.
in scheme: Sculpture Terms
note: Covers ideation, studies, modeling, assembly, finishing, and installation workflow.
related: Presentation and Installation
related: Techniques
related: Documentation

Mechanism Mode
type: Concept
broader: Mathematical and Mechanical Terms
definition: A deformation mode in which the structure can change shape without stretching or compressing its members.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Value framing
type: Concept
alternative label: Tonal framing
alternative label: Dark surround
broader: Value Structure
definition: The use of dark-valued elements surrounding a lighter focal area to create contrast-based separation and direct the viewer's attention inward.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Distinct from repoussoir in that the framing elements need not be foreground objects but can be any surrounding dark masses such as hair, clothing, or background.

Threshold motif
type: Concept
alternative label: Liminal entry
alternative label: Doorway motif
broader: Architectural Subjects
definition: A compositional subject centered on a doorway, gate, or passage that functions as a psychological boundary between accessible and inaccessible space.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Distinct from architectural framing device in that the threshold itself is the subject, not merely a compositional tool.

flat brush
type: Concept
broader: watercolor tool
definition: A short-haired brush with a straight edge. Useful for laying down washes of all kinds and particularly suited to hard-edged shapes such as mountains, tree trunks, buildings, and figures.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Structural organization
type: Concept
broader: painting composition
definition: the underlying framework, composition, and arrangement of a work's visual elements according to specific principles to create a unified and meaningful whole.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Crowd Scene
type: Concept
alternative label: Figure Group
alternative label: Social Field
broader: Subject Matter
definition: A composition in which a gathering of people in a public space constitutes the primary human subject, distinct from portraiture (individual focus) or staffage (figures as scale markers). The crowd itself ? its density, movement, color, and social texture ? is the subject.
editorial note: Source: 20260309.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Public Gathering
related: Gestural figures
related: Staffage
scope note: Distinguished from staffage by the degree of attention given to the crowd as collective subject; from figure painting by the absence of individual psychological focus.

dragging paint
type: Concept
broader: watercolor technique
definition: Dipping a brush handle into fresh paint and dragging it through a wet wash to create unpredictable lines ranging from soft, feathered edges to solid dabs of paint.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: brushing paint

color wheel
type: Concept
broader: painting tool
definition: The color wheel is a visual representation of the colors of the visible spectrum in order of Temperature laid out in the form of a circle. Color wheels can be useful to artists as they show the relationship of colors to each other. Color wheels can be used to develop color schemes.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Painting processes
type: ConceptScheme
definition: Painting processes are the steps combining materials, techniques, tools and related concepts to produce a painting or to complete a part of the production of a painting.
has top concept: painting process

palette knife
type: Concept
broader: painting tool
definition: small spatula-style knife used to apply or remove paint, or to add texture
in scheme: Painting Terms
related: impasto

Finish consistency
type: Concept
alternative label: Uniform finish
alternative label: Level of finish
broader: Composition
definition: The degree to which all parts of a painting share a comparable level of resolution and descriptive detail, creating internal coherence across the picture surface.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Used to evaluate whether disparate areas of a work agree in their degree of completion, distinct from overall quality of execution.

Vision and Planning
type: Concept
order: 1
broader: watercolor process
definition: Intent setting, subject selection, value structure, color family, thumbnails and value studies.
editorial note: Decisions here save the painting later. A crisp value map prevents over-modeling and keeps the work luminous.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: Foundational Washes
related: Drawing and Masking Setup
scope note: Use thumbnails or small value studies to establish a clear focal pathway before the first large wash.

Structural and Analytical Terms
type: Concept
broader: Tensegrity Technology
definition: Terms describing mechanical behavior, analysis methods, and quantitative descriptors of tensegrity systems.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Minimal Path System
type: Concept
broader: Tensegrity Art Terms
definition: A configuration that achieves maximum apparent stability or span with the fewest necessary members. The term highlights tensegrity's economy of means as an aesthetic as well as an engineering goal.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

dry brush technique
type: Concept
alternative label: drybrush technique
alternative label: Dry Brushing
alternative label: drybrush
broader: brushing paint
definition: Painting with a relatively dry brush that still delivers paint to the substrate, producing coarse, scratchy strokes that contrast with the smooth look of washes or blended paint.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Focal orchestration
type: Concept
alternative label: Orchestrated focus
broader: Focal hierarchy
definition: The coordinated management of multiple compositional devices?value contrast, edge sharpness, color intensity, and detail?to guide the viewer's attention through a painting.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Broader than selective emphasis; implies systematic coordination of multiple devices rather than a single technique.

Naples Yellow Dark
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
has pigment: naples-yellow-dark-pigment.html
ARGB: FFDCBD31
symbol: NYDL
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 12

Conceptual Primary Subject
type: Concept
alternative label: Generative Idea
alternative label: Underlying Motivation
broader: Criticism
definition: The artist's true organizing subject or motivation for a painting, which may differ from its apparent descriptive subject. The conceptual primary subject drives compositional, technical, and sequencing decisions even when the visible subject appears to be something else.
editorial note: Source: 20260309. Example: in St. Mark's, the acqua alta reflections are the conceptual primary subject, while the basilica facade and crowd are descriptive content. The painting was begun and concluded with the reflections; all other passages were structured around them.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Artistic Signature
related: Observational Fidelity

Temperature contrast
type: Concept
alternative label: Warm-cool contrast
alternative label: Thermal opposition
broader: Color Temperature
definition: The deliberate juxtaposition of warm and cool color areas to create visual tension, enhance volumetric presence, or organize pictorial space.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Temperature Shift
scope note: Distinct from Temperature Shift, which describes a gradual transition; this concept addresses the opposition between warm and cool zones as a compositional force.

Contrapposto
type: Concept
alternative label: Counterpoise
broader: Classical figuration
definition: A pose in figurative art in which the body's weight is shifted onto one leg, creating an asymmetrical balance through the torso and hips.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Applies to both physical and digital figurative sculpture where classical weight-shift posture is referenced.

Hard Edge
type: Concept
alternative label: Sharp Edge
alternative label: Crisp Edge
broader: Edge Handling
definition: A clearly defined boundary between adjacent areas, created by painting onto dry paper or allowing previous washes to dry completely.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Architectural Subjects

Two-Color Grey 6
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
contains paint: Burnt Sienna
contains paint: Indigo Blue
ARGB: FF484848
symbol: 2CG6
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
position: 1007

Swatch Book
type: Concept
broader: painting tool
definition: A book of swatches for all the paint colors in the palette. The swatch book paper is 140 lb. cold press.

JPEG (compressed raster)
type: Concept
broader: File Formats
definition: Lossy compressed raster format balancing file size and quality; not ideal for heavy edits.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Raster Graphics

Color entropy
type: Concept
alternative label: Color histogram entropy
alternative label: Chromatic entropy
broader: Color Theory
definition: A measure of the unpredictability or information content in the distribution of color values across an image, where higher values indicate greater chromatic complexity.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applied to paintings to quantify chromatic diversity and the degree of abstraction in color distribution.

Tensegrity Tower
type: Concept
broader: Types and Variants
definition: A vertical stacking of prisms, often forming a repeating module.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Chromatic Shadows
type: Concept
alternative label: Colorful Shadows
broader: Color Theory
definition: Shadows rendered using saturated colors (typically blues or violets) rather than neutral grays or black.
editorial note: Contrast with 'dead' shadows created by adding black or Payne's gray.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Luminosity
related: Shadow Color
scope note: Keeps shadows luminous and integrated with overall color harmony; a characteristic of Impressionist and post-Impressionist practice now standard in watercolor.

Van Dyke Brown
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
ARGB: FF342F2C
symbol: VDB
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Van Dyke Brown
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
position: 48

wet on dry
type: Concept
broader: wash
definition: Painting wet paint onto dry paper, producing crisp, hard-edged shapes. Also known as a glaze or layering wash.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Opinion
type: Concept
broader: Interpretation
definition: An opinion of a work of art is a personal interpretation or judgment about its aesthetic qualities, meaning, and impact, based on an individual's subjective experience and perspective when viewing the piece; essentially, how someone feels about the artwork and what they think it conveys, which can vary greatly from person to person.
in scheme: Topic

Strathmore Watercolor cold press, block
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaper
has paper finish: Cold press
has paper weight: 140
broader: Art Paper
definition: A cold-press watercolor paper in a block.
in scheme: Art Material Scheme
related: block
related: cold-pressed paper
position: 2
size: 11x15
size: 9x12

Applications and Contexts
type: Concept
broader: Tensegrity Contexts
definition: Domains in which tensegrity is applied or interpreted, including architecture, robotics, and biology.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Value family
type: Concept
alternative label: Value group
alternative label: Tonal family
broader: Value Structure
definition: A set of forms grouped within a related value range because they share a common light condition, such as all sunlit planes or all shadow planes.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Distinct from value range or value compression in that it describes relational grouping of forms under shared illumination rather than the span or narrowness of values.
scope note: Distinct from individual value relationships; emphasizes grouping of values into coherent families that organize spatial reading.

Kinetic Tensegrity
type: Concept
broader: Tensegrity Art Terms
definition: A tensegrity system deliberately designed for controlled motion or reconfiguration. Used in responsive architecture, adaptive mechanisms, and time-based sculpture.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Left-Handed
type: Concept
broader: Chirality
definition: Descriptions of the sense of twist in a tensegrity prism or module. A left-handed prism twists counterclockwise. Alternating handedness can produce symmetrical towers or balanced toroidal forms.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Diagonal composition
type: Concept
alternative label: Diagonal thrust
alternative label: Oblique composition
alternative label: Diagonal arrangement
broader: Composition
definition: A compositional strategy in which the primary elements are arranged along a diagonal axis to create dynamic visual movement across the picture plane.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies when a diagonal element serves as the primary structural organizer of the composition.
scope note: Use when a diagonal element such as a table edge, horizon, or architectural line serves as the primary structural device in the composition.
scope note: Contrasts with horizontal or centralized arrangements; often used to introduce energy or visual momentum in still life and landscape compositions.

Hierarchical tensegrity
type: Concept
alternative label: Nested tensegrity
alternative label: Fractal tensegrity
broader: Types and Variants
definition: A tensegrity system in which one or more structural members are themselves tensegrity structures, creating a multi-scale nesting of compression and tension elements.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms
scope note: Use when a tensegrity element serves as a compression member within a larger tensegrity system.

Figure as compression member
type: Concept
alternative label: Figurative struts
broader: Integration of Figures and Structural System
definition: A sculptural strategy in which human figures replace abstract struts as the compression elements within a tensegrity or structural system, merging embodied form with engineering logic.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Distinguishes works where the human body literally performs a structural role from works where figures are merely placed within or upon a structure.

Multiple viewpoints
type: Concept
alternative label: Simultaneous viewpoints
alternative label: Shifting viewpoints
broader: Linear Perspective
definition: A compositional approach in which different objects or areas of a painting are rendered from slightly different vantage points, refusing a single unified perspective.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Distinguished from linear perspective by the deliberate use of competing spatial orientations within a single composition, as in Cézanne's still lifes.

alcohol
type: Concept
broader: watercolor material
definition: Rubbing alcohol applied to wet watercolor paint repels and displaces pigment, creating lighter areas, textures, and effects such as bubbles, swirling patterns, or abstract designs.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

T5 prism
type: Concept
cable count: 15
member count: 20
strut count: 5
vertex count: 10
alternative label: pentagonal tensegrity antiprism
alternative label: 5-strut tensegrity prism
broader: Tensegrity Prism (Tn)
definition: A 5-strut tensegrity antiprism with two parallel pentagonal vertex rings in relative rotation; cables form two 5-edge rings and five helical cross-cables to stabilize five isolated struts.
note: Chiral: left-handed or right-handed variants; canonical cable topology totals 3n for n=5.
related: antiprism
related: Chirality

Tensegrity as metaphor
type: Concept
alternative label: Tensegrity metaphor
broader: Tensegrity Art Terms
definition: The use of tensegrity structural principles as a symbolic framework for expressing themes such as interdependence, balance, and relational dynamics in art.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Applies when tensegrity is employed not merely as engineering but as a vehicle for humanist or philosophical meaning.

Selective emphasis
type: Concept
alternative label: Selective sharpening
alternative label: Selective focus
broader: Visual Hierarchy
definition: The deliberate sharpening of edges, values, or detail on specific elements within a composition to establish spatial and narrative hierarchy while leaving surrounding areas softer or less defined.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Refers to the compositional strategy of concentrating clarity on focal elements, not to photographic depth of field.

digital art term
type: Concept
type: DigitalSculptureTerm
broader: visual art term
definition: A term of art in digital art.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms

Technical Strength
type: Concept
broader: Criticism
definition: An area of demonstrated competence and reliability in an artist's practice.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Developmental Edge
scope note: What the artist does well and can depend upon.

Potters Pink
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
has pigment: potters-pink-pigment.html
ARGB: FF5E2329
symbol: PP
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 16

member count
type: Property
comment: Total number of structural members (struts + cables) in the configuration.
range: int

watercolor medium
type: WatercolorAdditive
type: Concept
broader: watercolor material
definition: A substance added to watercolor paint to produce effects not achievable with water alone, such as texture, gloss, or glitter.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

bubbles
type: Concept
broader: Texture Technique
definition: Mix a small quantity of dish soap with water and paint in a deep dish. Using a straw, blow bubbles in the soapy paint mixture until they fill the dish, then scrape the pigment-traced bubbles onto the paper. The resulting texture replicates the bubble shapes that formed and popped.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Cadmium Green
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
has pigment: cadmium-green-pigment.html
ARGB: FF2F6823
symbol: CDG
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Cadmium Green
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
position: 47

3D modeling software
type: Concept
alternative label: 3D authoring tool
alternative label: Digital sculpting software
broader: Creation Process
definition: Computer software used to create, manipulate, and render three-dimensional digital models of objects, figures, or environments.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Encompasses tools such as Blender, ZBrush, and Maya used in digital sculpture, architectural visualization, and artwork prototyping.

Tensegrity Terms
type: ConceptScheme
broader: Fundamental Concepts
definition: A scheme containing all tensegrity terms. A controlled vocabulary of concepts related to tensegrity structures, analysis, fabrication, perception, and history.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

block
type: WatercolorPaper
type: Concept
broader: watercolor material
definition: Watercolor paper sold as multiple sheets glued around all edges, minimizing cockling and eliminating the need to stretch paper.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

pressing into wet paper
type: Concept
broader: watercolor technique
definition: Pressing objects (brush handles, empty ballpoint pens, blunt knives) into paper while a wash is still wet. The compressed areas absorb more pigment than the surrounding paper, leaving interesting dark marks.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Signature Palette
type: Concept
broader: Palette Construction
definition: A characteristic, recurring selection of colors that becomes recognizable as part of an artist's visual identity.
editorial note: Can be a strength (instant recognizability) or a limitation (predictability).
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Artistic Signature

Figure reflection
type: Concept
alternative label: Reflected figure
broader: Water and Reflections
definition: The depiction of human figures as reflected images in water or other reflective surfaces, often rendered with chromatic and formal distortion.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Water and Reflections
scope note: Distinct from architectural reflection; refers specifically to the mirrored presence of human forms in standing water or similar surfaces.

Entangled structures
type: Concept
alternative label: Topological interlocking
alternative label: Structural entanglement
broader: Geometric and Symmetry Terms
definition: A spatial configuration in which two or more discrete structures interpenetrate such that they cannot be separated without breaking the integrity of at least one, yet their respective elements do not physically touch.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Applies to sculptural compositions where inseparability without contact creates both formal tension and symbolic meaning.

Tech Assess
type: Concept
broader: Interpretation
definition: A technical assessment of a work of art is an examination of the work's technical execution, materials, and other aspects that can help determine its authenticity, history, and value.
in scheme: Topic

PNG (lossless raster)
type: Concept
broader: File Formats
definition: Lossless raster image format supporting transparency; suitable for web and compositing.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Raster Graphics

tube color
type: Concept
broader: watercolor material
definition: Watercolor paint in tube form, squeezed onto a palette like toothpaste. The alternative to pan paint, in which the paint is solid and must be reactivated with water.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

spattering
type: Concept
broader: paint diffusion
definition: "Spatter" scatters small, controlled paint droplets across the surface, typically by flicking a loaded brush, producing a delicate effect. "Splatter" implies a larger, more chaotic distribution from a more forceful application.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Soft Edge
type: Concept
type: WatercolorTechnique
alternative label: Blended Edge
alternative label: Diffused Edge
broader: Edge Handling
definition: A gradual transition between areas with no distinct boundary, typically achieved through wet-into-wet application.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: wet-into-wet wash
related: aerial perspective

Mixed Media
type: Concept
broader: ArtForm
definition: Combining two or more distinct mediums or materials in a single work.
in scheme: Topic

Indigo Blue
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
has pigment: indigo-blue-genuine-pigment.html
ARGB: FF0C1534
symbol: IBL
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Indigo Blue
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 5

Two-Color Grey 1
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
contains paint: Burnt Sienna
contains paint: Cerulean Blue
ARGB: FF87897C
symbol: 2CG1
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
position: 1002

creative graph process
type: Concept
broader: computer graphics process
definition: The process of turning a graphic representation of structured data into a creative work.
in scheme: Computer Graphics Processes

Google Gemini Source
type: Concept
link: https://gemini.google.com/
broader: Interpretation Source
definition: The source of the interpretation is Google Gemini

chroma
type: Concept
broader: color property
definition: The brightness or hue of a color. Paint straight from the tube is at maximum chroma.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Sculpture Creation Process
type: Concept
broader: sculpture process
definition: The three-dimensional art-making method of transforming raw materials into a finished form through four primary techniques: modeling, carving, casting, or constructing.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

Viewer as participant
type: Concept
alternative label: Participatory spectatorship
alternative label: Active viewership
broader: Presentation, Interactive Viewing and Contextualization
definition: A condition in which the viewer's physical movement, perceptual choices, or sustained attention are required to complete or activate the meaning of an artwork.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Distinct from interactive art in that participation may be perceptual rather than technological.

Orpiment
type: Concept
Colour Index Code: PY39
broader: Yellow Group
definition: Arsenic trisulfide; brilliant lemon to golden yellow with known incompatibilities (e.g., with lead and copper pigments).

Shadow as subject
type: Concept
alternative label: Shadow as compositional subject
alternative label: Cast shadow as primary subject
alternative label: Shadow as primary element
broader: Composition
broader: Visual Hierarchy
definition: A compositional strategy in which a cast shadow is treated as the principal visual element, carrying greater pictorial weight or narrative significance than the object casting it.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies when the shadow is deliberately given more visual authority than the source object, inverting the conventional hierarchy between substance and projection.
scope note: Applies when the composition is deliberately arranged to give shadows full visual weight, such as offsetting objects to allow shadow forms to dominate the picture plane.

Veiling element
type: Concept
alternative label: Screening element
alternative label: Pictorial veil
broader: Composition
definition: A compositional element such as foliage, lattice, or fabric that partially obscures the primary subject, creating tension between revelation and concealment.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies to any element that screens the focal subject, distinct from repoussoir which frames rather than obscures.

watercolor design preparation
type: Concept
broader: painting preparation
definition: The process includes compositional layout, palette choices and selection of techniques.
in scheme: Painting processes

Ultramarine
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
ARGB: FF003BA3
symbol: UBD
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 34

Anthropic claude.ai Source
type: Concept
link: https://claude.ai/
broader: Interpretation Source
definition: The source of the interpretation is Anthropic claude.ai

fabric
type: Concept
broader: Texture Technique
definition: Apply fabric such as gauze to a wet wash or dry paper, shaping as needed. Paint over the fabric, let dry, then remove to reveal the fabric's texture. Results vary by color and fabric type.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Cobalt Green Deep
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
has pigment: cobalt-green-deep-pigment.html
ARGB: FF1853AD
symbol: COGD
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Cobalt Green Deep
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 6

Double helix motif
type: Concept
alternative label: Helical form
alternative label: DNA helix form
broader: Helicity
definition: The use of a double-helix form in visual art as a reference to genetic structure, biological generation, or recursive organization.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: In sculptural contexts, may function simultaneously as structural element and symbolic reference to DNA or life processes.

Yellow ocher
type: Concept
Colour Index Code: PY43
broader: Yellow Group
definition: Hydrated iron oxide earth; staple yellow earth with greenish to orange undertones depending on source.

painting concept
type: Concept
broader: painting term
definition: The core idea, theme, or intention driving an artwork, prioritizing the artist's message over pure technical skill.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

Concept Art
type: Concept
alternative label: Visual Development
broader: Concept & Design
definition: Exploratory imagery that communicates ideas, tone, and direction before production assets are made.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production

ArtForm
type: Concept
definition: a specific medium or established form of artistic expression, such as painting, music, film, or literature, designed to create aesthetic, meaningful, or communicative works
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

Corrections and Cleanup
type: Concept
order: 8
broader: watercolor process
definition: Lifting, soft scrubbing, and re-glazing to unify; remove masking; resolve value hierarchy.
editorial note: This is where the painting often clicks: the hierarchy becomes legible and the mood locks in.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: Drying, Flattening and Surface Protection
related: lifting paint
related: Accents and Detailing
related: masking
related: scrubbing
related: watercolor glazing
scope note: Use lifting to reclaim light and re-glazes to bind passages into coherent atmosphere.

Focal hierarchy
type: Concept
alternative label: Compositional hierarchy
alternative label: Attention hierarchy
broader: Visual Hierarchy
definition: The deliberate ordering of visual elements so that the viewer's attention is guided through a structured sequence of primary, secondary, and subordinate focal points.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Achieved through variations in color, scale, material, position, or contrast to establish dominant and subordinate elements.

File Formats
type: Concept
broader: Output & Presentation
definition: Encodings for storing and exchanging raster, vector, and 3D data.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production

Member Force Density
type: Concept
broader: Structural and Analytical Terms
definition: The ratio of internal force to member length. Force density is widely used in computational form-finding of tensegrities to solve for equilibrium shapes.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Low Key
type: Concept
broader: Value Structure
definition: A value structure dominated by dark values, creating a somber or dramatic effect.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme

Structural Elements
type: Concept
broader: Tensegrity Technology
definition: Named physical components of a tensegrity system and how they interact to carry load.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Tensegrity
type: Concept
broader: Fundamental Concepts
definition: A structural system that achieves stability by balancing isolated compression elements within a continuous tension network.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Sculptural Modeling of Figures and Form Elements (RS)
type: Concept
order: 3
broader: Sculptural Modeling of Figures and Form Elements
definition: Model figures as agents of tension; pose to express force vectors; refine silhouette and negative space for structural read.
editorial note: Figures neither dominate nor decorate; they participate. The success of this step is measured by whether a pose clarifies the force diagram of the whole. If the pose can be swapped without loss, the modeling is not yet specific enough.
in scheme: Digital Sculpture Processes
related: Integration of Figures and Structural System (RS)

Mesh
type: Concept
broader: 3D Modeling & Sculpting
definition: A set of vertices, edges, and faces describing the surface of a 3D object.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Topology
related: Retopology
related: UV Mapping

Reflection as primary subject
type: Concept
alternative label: Reflective abstraction as subject
broader: Water and Reflections
definition: A compositional and conceptual approach in which reflected imagery in water or other surfaces serves as the generative motif and true subject of the work, rather than the objects being reflected.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Water and Reflections
scope note: Applies when the artist treats reflections not as secondary effects but as the conceptual and procedural starting point of the painting.

Antichiral Arrangement
type: Concept
broader: Geometric and Symmetry Terms
definition: A configuration in which alternating modules have opposite chirality. Antichiral patterns can produce toroidal, wave-like, or lattice forms with global balance even when each unit is individually twisted.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Brush Engine
type: Concept
alternative label: Brush Dynamics
broader: Digital Drawing & Painting
definition: Software system controlling stroke behavior (pressure, tilt, spacing, opacity, flow).
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Masking (digital)
related: Adjustment Layer

Japanese rice paper
type: Concept
broader: assisted wash
definition: Torn Japanese rice paper adhered to the painting surface with dilute PVA glue, matte acrylic varnish, or a neutral-pH adhesive, producing interesting and unpredictable textural results depending on the paper type.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

alcohol texture
type: Concept
broader: Texture Technique
definition: Isopropyl alcohol dropped onto a wet watercolor wash evacuates significant pigment from the treated area, creating a halo of color around each drop.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Sketch-to-painting development
type: Concept
alternative label: Study to finished work
alternative label: Field sketch development
broader: Serial development
definition: The process of transforming a preliminary field sketch or study into a resolved painting, involving selective interpretation and elaboration of observed information.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies to workflows where a location drawing serves as the compositional and structural basis for a studio painting.

Ceremonial genre painting
type: Concept
alternative label: State ceremony painting
alternative label: Ritual painting
broader: Subject Matter
definition: A genre of painting depicting formal state, military, or religious ceremonies, emphasizing the choreography and symbolic authority of ritual events.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies to works where the ritual structure itself, rather than individual narrative, is the primary subject.

Color Temperature
type: Concept
alternative label: Warm and Cool
broader: Color Theory
definition: The perceived warmth (toward red/yellow) or coolness (toward blue/green) of a color, used to create spatial depth and atmospheric effects.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: aerial perspective
related: Spatial Recession

backrun
type: Concept
alternative label: back run
alternative label: backwash
alternative label: blooming
alternative label: cauliflower
broader: wet-into-wet wash
definition: Occurs when a more dilute mix of paint is applied into a wet area, causing the paint to spread outward and typically dry in a cauliflower-shaped pattern. Often considered undesirable but also deliberately created to suggest clouds, foliage, flowers, or abstract texture.
editorial note: The mixing of colours in a semi-controlled way by adding new colour to a wash that hasn't dried; backruns can be an unwelcome accident, but are also deliberately created by some artists to represent abstracted clouds, foliage or flowers, or just to create a specific mood and for visual interest.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: wet-into-wet wash

Civic Space
type: Concept
alternative label: Piazza
alternative label: Public Space
broader: Subject Matter
definition: Open, publicly shared urban or ceremonial space ? plazas, palace forecourts, temple grounds ? where monumental architecture frames ordinary human activity. A recurring subject type in which everyday presence inhabits spaces historically associated with power, religion, or ceremony.
editorial note: Source: 20260309.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Monumental Architecture
related: Place Painting
related: Public Gathering
scope note: The tension between monumental civic framework and unremarkable daily activity is a productive subject for watercolor, which naturally captures both structural permanence and atmospheric transience.

Paired figures
type: Concept
alternative label: Two-figure composition
alternative label: Figure dyad
broader: Composition
definition: A compositional arrangement in which two figures are presented in deliberate relationship to one another, creating a visual and thematic dialogue between them.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Applies broadly to sculpture and painting where the interaction between two figures is the primary compositional subject.

Visual Hierarchy
type: Concept
broader: Composition
definition: The arrangement of visual elements to indicate their order of importance and guide the viewer's eye through the composition.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Edge Handling
related: Visual Weight
related: Selective economy
related: lost and found edges

Mathematical and Mechanical Terms
type: Concept
broader: Tensegrity Technology
definition: Analytical and geometric vocabulary used to describe equilibrium, force states, and structural computation in tensegrity.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Watercolor Medium
type: Concept
broader: painting material
definition: Typically a gum-arabic based watercolor binding medium.

OpenAI chatGpt Source
type: Concept
link: https://chatgpt.com/
broader: Interpretation Source
definition: The source of the interpretation is OpenAI chatGpt

Red Group
type: Concept
broader: Major Historical Pigments
definition: Historical red pigments.

Public Gathering
type: Concept
alternative label: Civic Assembly
broader: Crowd Scene
definition: People assembled in a public or ceremonial space, typically without directed collective purpose ? the milling, non-directional social activity characteristic of tourist sites, plazas, and cultural monuments.
editorial note: Source: 20260309.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Civic Space
related: Monumental Architecture
scope note: The public gathering as subject situates ordinary human presence within frameworks of cultural, historical, or religious significance.

Perceptual hierarchy inversion
type: Concept
alternative label: Reversed perceptual hierarchy
broader: Visual Hierarchy
definition: A compositional strategy in which secondary visual elements (such as shadows or reflections) become more visually assertive than the primary objects that generate them, reversing normal perceptual expectations.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies when the artist deliberately makes derivative visual phenomena (shadows, reflections) dominate over their source objects.

Negative Painting
type: Concept
alternative label: Negative Space Painting
broader: watercolor technique
definition: A watercolor technique in which forms are defined by painting the space around them rather than the forms themselves.
editorial note: Particularly effective for foliage, floral subjects, and complex overlapping forms where traditional positive painting would be difficult.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Botanical Subjects
related: Reserved Whites
related: Edge Handling

Self-Stress State
type: Concept
broader: Mathematical and Mechanical Terms
definition: A set of internal forces that maintains equilibrium without any external load.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

watercolor technique
type: WatercolorTechnique
type: Concept
broader: painting technique
definition: A technique used in watercolor painting.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

sprayed ink
type: Concept
broader: paint diffusion
definition: Permanent artists ink applied to a painting, then misted with a fine water spray while still wet to create soft, spidery textures that add an ancient, weathered quality.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: mixed media technique

Computational aesthetics
type: Concept
alternative label: Algorithmic art analysis
alternative label: Quantitative aesthetics
broader: AIAssistedCriticism
definition: The application of computational methods and mathematical metrics to analyze, classify, or evaluate visual properties of artworks.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Encompasses metrics such as edge density, color entropy, and texture directionality applied to artwork images.

Conceptual Structuring and Formal Logic (RS)
type: Concept
order: 1
alternative label: Formal Logic and Intent (RS)
broader: Conceptual Structuring and Formal Logic
definition: Tension and attention as core; figure orientation inward or outward; icosahedral and prism logics; viewer rotation as part of meaning.
editorial note: Concept drives everything here. The decision to let figures address each other instead of the viewer recasts the sculpture as a field the viewer must orbit and read. The work asks for time and rewards it with shifting alignments of force and gaze.
in scheme: Digital Sculpture Processes
related: Computational Geometry and Parametric Construction (RS)
related: Integration of Figures and Structural System (RS)

Arteza Sketchbook
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaper
has paper finish: medium surface
has paper weight: 80
broader: Art Paper
definition: A smooth finish drawing surface.
in scheme: Art Material Scheme
position: 3
size: 8.5x11

Rotational Symmetry
type: Concept
broader: Geometric and Symmetry Terms
definition: The property by which a tensegrity prism, dome, or ring can be rotated about its axis by a certain angle and still appear identical. Rotational symmetry is often used to classify higher-order tensegrity assemblies.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Watercolour Terminology (article)
type: Collection
member: coldPressed
member: gum arabic
member: body colour
member: buckle
member: transparent
member: dry brush technique
member: mop brush
member: cat's tongue
member: stretching
member: underdrawing
member: wetOnWet
member: frisket
member: atomiser
member: backrun
member: over-painting
member: liner rigger
member: blotting
member: stipple
member: ox gall
member: staining colors
member: scraping dry paint
member: granulation
member: shader
member: fan
member: watercolor glazing
member: wash
member: opaque
member: resist
member: painting tool
member: impressing
member: spattering
member: sizing
member: atmosphericPerspective
member: hot pressed paper
member: lifting paint
member: indenting

Procedural Workflow
type: Concept
alternative label: Generative Workflow
broader: Conceptual / Workflow
definition: Rule- and node-based methods that generate results from inputs and parameters, enabling reuse.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Parametric Design
related: Node-Based Editing

parallax
type: Concept
broader: perspective
definition: the effect whereby the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different positions, e.g. through the viewfinder and the lens of a camera.
editorial note: the apparent shift in an object's position when viewed from different locations
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

Proofing
type: Concept
alternative label: Soft Proofing
broader: Output & Presentation
definition: Previewing how an image will reproduce on a specific device or substrate before final output.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Color Management
related: Archival Print (Giclee)

OBJ (3D mesh)
type: Concept
broader: File Formats
definition: Plain-text 3D mesh interchange format supporting geometry, UVs, and materials via MTL.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Mesh
related: UV Mapping

Sculpture
type: Concept
broader: ArtForm
definition: The art of making three-dimensional representative or abstract forms.
in scheme: Topic

Broken contour
type: Concept
alternative label: Interrupted edge
alternative label: Fractured contour
broader: Edge Handling
definition: An edge-handling approach in which outlines are deliberately fragmented, softened, or allowed to merge with adjacent marks rather than being rendered as continuous lines.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Related to but distinct from lost and found edges; emphasizes the physical fragmentation of the contour line itself.

Chrome Green
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
ARGB: FF80A96D
symbol: CG
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 28

Chromatic Variation in Wash
type: Concept
alternative label: Active Architectural Surface
broader: watercolor technique
definition: The technique of sustaining large architectural or ground-plane surfaces through subtle color shifts within a single value family rather than flat wash or detailed line modeling. Surfaces appear to breathe and absorb surrounding light rather than presenting as inert background.
editorial note: Source: 20260309. Requires confidence in wash timing and pigment behavior; magnifies mistakes on large surfaces. Distinguished from granulation as a deliberate color rather than texture strategy. ChatGPT's ChromaticSurfaceModeling discarded as a thinner restatement of this concept.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Complementary Mixed Gray
related: Luminosity

Form-Finding
type: Concept
broader: Mathematical and Mechanical Terms
definition: The process of determining the equilibrium geometry of a tensegrity given its topology and element properties.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Chromatic echo
type: Concept
alternative label: Color echo
alternative label: Chromatic rhyme
broader: Color Harmony
definition: The deliberate repetition of a specific hue or color family across separate zones of a composition to create visual unity and coherence.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies when a repeated hue bridges otherwise distinct compositional registers or spatial planes.

Color architecture
type: Concept
alternative label: Color organization
alternative label: Chromatic structure
broader: Color Theory
definition: The deliberate structural arrangement of color relationships across a composition, where hue, value, and temperature are organized to create a coherent pictorial framework.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Emphasizes the systematic, structural role of color in building the composition, beyond individual color choices or harmonies.

Dynamic Stability
type: Concept
broader: Structural and Analytical Terms
definition: The ability of a tensegrity structure to absorb disturbances (impact, vibration, shock) and return to a stable configuration while maintaining structural integrity. This is crucial in robotics and deployable systems.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

line and wash
type: Concept
broader: ink wash
definition: A technique combining ink pen drawing with watercolor washes. Traditionally done with dip pens but also achievable with markers, biros, or Rapidograph-style pens.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: mixed media technique

Raw sienna
type: Concept
Colour Index Code: PBr7
broader: Brown and Earth Group
definition: Yellow-brown iron oxide earth; semi-transparent and stable.

Surface and Materials Preparation (RS)
type: Concept
order: 2
alternative label: Paper and Palette Setup (RS)
broader: Surface and Materials Preparation
definition: 11x15 in on 300 lb cold-press as default; 9x12 in on 140 lb occasionally; tape edges, test swatches; proceed to immediate wet work.
editorial note: This robust surface lets you paint decisively; it forgives correction without dulling the paper's breath.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: stretching
related: block
related: cold-pressed paper
related: Foundational Washes (RS)
scope note: 300 lb supports assertive lifting and multi-glaze sequences without fatigue.

Complementary Mixed Gray
type: Concept
alternative label: Optical Gray
alternative label: Chromatic Neutral
broader: Color Theory
definition: A gray produced by mixing two complementary or near-complementary pigments rather than using a neutral gray or black. The resulting gray retains chromatic memory ? oscillating between warm and cool ? and integrates more naturally into a color-driven painting than a pre-mixed neutral.
editorial note: Source: 20260309. No ChatGPT equivalent.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Color Harmony
related: Chromatic Variation in Wash
scope note: Example from practice: turquoise mixed with a touch of Indian red produces a variegated gray well suited to sunlit stonework, allowing the architecture to participate in the painting's overall color warmth.

thumbnail
type: Concept
broader: painting composition
definition: A small sketch or painting produced in preparation for the creation of a larger work.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Thesaurus
type: Concept
broader: knowledge system
definition: A controlled vocabulary that provides synonyms, definitions, and related terms for a given word or concept.
in scheme: Topic

Knowing When to Stop
type: Concept
alternative label: Restraint
alternative label: Not Overworking
broader: Criticism
definition: The judgment to cease work on a painting before overworking diminishes its freshness or luminosity.
editorial note: One of watercolor's hardest lessons; a sign of experience and discipline.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Selective economy
related: watercolor technique

Iterative glazing
type: Concept
alternative label: Successive glazing
alternative label: Progressive glazing
broader: watercolor glazing
definition: A painting process in which multiple transparent layers are applied in successive sessions to progressively build depth, color, and value.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
scope note: Emphasizes the sequential, multi-session nature of glazing as a developmental process rather than a single application.

Impermanence Theme
type: Concept
alternative label: Ephemerality
alternative label: Transience
broader: Criticism
definition: A thematic concern with the temporary, fragile, or dissolving nature of depicted subjects. Aligned with watercolor as a medium that resists correction and records the moment of making.
editorial note: Source: 20260309.
example: In Venetian contexts, manifest through flood water that reflects and destabilizes the image of enduring monuments.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Vertical Iconographic Axis
related: Acqua Alta
related: Optical Abstraction
scope note: The medium and the subject reinforce each other: watercolor's irreversibility and luminous fragility make it a natural vehicle for subjects concerned with transience.

palette
type: Concept
broader: painting tool
definition: A surface for mixing paint, typically with wells or depressions to prevent paint from running. Best watercolor palettes are pure white porcelain. Also refers to an artist's chosen color scheme or selection of colors.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Ontology
type: Concept
broader: knowledge system
definition: A set of concepts and categories in a domain with their properties and relations.
in scheme: Topic

Chirality
type: Concept
broader: Geometric and Symmetry Terms
definition: The property of a structure being non-superimposable on its mirror image. In tensegrity prisms, chirality defines whether the twist between upper and lower bases is right-handed or left-handed. Opposite chiralities can influence torque, stability, and the visual rhythm of the structure.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Tensegrity sculpture
type: Concept
alternative label: Tensegrity art
broader: Tensegrity Art Terms
definition: Sculpture that employs tensegrity principles, using isolated compression members held in place by a continuous tension network, as both structural system and aesthetic form.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Use for sculptural works where tensegrity is the primary structural and compositional principle, not merely referenced.

painting preparation
type: Concept
broader: painting process
definition: The process of preparing to create a painting.
in scheme: Painting processes

Criticism
type: ArtCriticism
type: Concept
broader: Conceptual Analysis
definition: Art criticism is the analysis and evaluation of art, including its significance in art history and its communication with the audience
in scheme: Topic

Reflection Symmetry
type: Concept
broader: Geometric and Symmetry Terms
definition: A condition in which one half of a structure is the mirror image of the other. Pure tensegrity prisms are typically chiral and therefore lack reflection symmetry, unless paired with an oppositely handed mate.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Non-Destructive Editing
type: Concept
broader: Conceptual / Workflow
definition: Workflow approach that preserves source data via layers, masks, and parametric nodes.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Adjustment Layer
related: Node-Based Editing

happy accident
type: Concept
broader: watercolor term
definition: An unintended and unforeseen event that occurred during the course of a painting which nevertheless resulted in a desirable effect.
editorial note: This better belongs under paintingTerm when that is available
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Vermilion (cinnabar)
type: Concept
Colour Index Code: PR106
broader: Red Group
definition: Mercuric sulfide red, natural or synthetic; brilliant warm red with historic darkening issues in some conditions.
related: Red ocher
related: Rose madder

charging
type: Concept
broader: wet-into-wet wash
definition: Dropping a new wet color into an existing wash to blend directly on the paper, creating interesting variations in color or tonal value rather than pre-mixing on a palette.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Raw Umber
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
ARGB: FF63523E
symbol: RU
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 27

Tonal coherence
type: Concept
alternative label: Value coherence
alternative label: Tonal unity
broader: Value Structure
definition: The quality of a painting's value relationships being organized into a unified, internally consistent system rather than appearing as disconnected tonal passages.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies when a critic evaluates how well disparate value areas read as a single organized system.

Computational Geometry and Parametric Construction (RS)
type: Concept
order: 2
alternative label: Parametric Construction (RS)
broader: Computational Geometry and Parametric Construction
definition: Generate prisms, icosahedra, toroids; chirality and inversion; solver checks; numeric sweeps; armatures for figure placement.
editorial note: The computational step ensures clarity rather than complexity for its own sake. Chirality and scale sweeps become instruments for stating the piece more exactly, not for multiplying versions. The math lifts expression rather than constraining it.
in scheme: Digital Sculpture Processes
related: Sculptural Modeling of Figures and Form Elements (RS)

alla prima for watercolors
type: Concept
broader: wet-into-wet wash
definition: It involves painting wet-on-wet, directly onto the paper, often in one sitting, without letting layers dry completely. This technique can create vibrant colors and expressive brushstrokes. Alla prima aims for a fresh, immediate look with visible brushstrokes and blending of colors on the paper.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Reflective Symmetry
type: Concept
alternative label: Vertical Mirror Structure
broader: Optical Composition Strategy
definition: A compositional structure in which the lower portion of a picture echoes or mirrors the upper portion through water reflections, creating two competing but related visual systems: the solid architectural reality above and its optical reinterpretation below.
editorial note: Source: 20260309. Broader updated to OpticalCompositionStrategy. ChatGPT's ReflectiveSpatialSymmetry covers the same ground with a thinner definition and is discarded.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Acqua Alta
related: Foreground Threshold Band
related: Optical Abstraction
scope note: Distinguished from simple symmetrical balance; here the lower register transforms the upper into color fragments and broken strokes, approaching abstraction while remaining referential.

Observational Fidelity
type: Concept
alternative label: Fidelity to Observation
broader: Criticism
definition: Commitment to accurate representation of what is seen, as opposed to invention or idealization.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Perceptual Realism
related: Place Painting

Serial development
type: Concept
alternative label: Series progression
alternative label: Iterative practice
broader: Criticism
definition: The artistic practice of creating a sequence of related works that progressively explore and refine compositional, technical, or thematic concerns.
editorial note: Distinct from Serial Variation in that development implies a directional arc ? works build on predecessors, refining compositional, technical, or thematic concerns over time. The sequence has trajectory. See also: Serial Variation.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Use when criticism addresses how an artist's work evolves across a sequence of related paintings, noting cumulative learning or increasing sophistication.

sizing
type: Concept
broader: painting material
definition: A gelatin-based substance used in watercolor paper manufacture, canvas stretching, and panel preparation. Slows paint absorption so most pigment remains on the surface; maintains structural integrity when wet, reduces buckling and warping, and encourages paper to return to its original shape when dry.
editorial note: Some references to sizing consider it a process/tool
in scheme: Painting Terms
related: hot pressed paper
related: cold-pressed paper
related: stretching

attunement
type: Concept
broader: Criticism
definition: to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjustment or alignment.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

Low-poly aesthetic
type: Concept
alternative label: Low-polygon style
alternative label: Faceted rendering
broader: 3D Modeling & Sculpting
definition: A visual style in digital art characterized by visibly faceted polygonal surfaces, deliberately retaining geometric angularity rather than simulating smooth organic form.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Applies when the faceted polygon appearance is an intentional aesthetic choice rather than a technical limitation.

Landscape Format
type: Concept
alternative label: Horizontal Format
broader: Composition Formats
definition: A composition oriented with the width greater than the height.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme

Hot press technique
type: Concept
alternative label: Hot press watercolor technique
broader: watercolor technique
definition: Watercolor painting methods adapted to the smooth, non-absorbent surface of hot pressed paper, which demands decisive brushwork and rewards crisp edges while punishing overworking.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
scope note: Distinct from cold press or rough paper techniques; the smooth surface causes pigment to sit on top rather than settle into texture.

Twist Angle
type: Concept
broader: Geometric and Symmetry Terms
definition: The angular displacement between the top and bottom polygons of a tensegrity prism. The twist angle directly determines chirality and overall form, and strongly influences stiffness and articulation between modules.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Subdivision Surface (SubD)
type: Concept
alternative label: SubD
broader: 3D Modeling & Sculpting
definition: Algorithm that smooths coarse meshes by iterative subdivision to create high-quality curvature.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Topology

Cinque Terre
type: Concept
alternative label: Italian Riviera villages
broader: Architectural Subjects
definition: A string of five centuries-old seaside villages on the rugged Italian Riviera coastline, characterized by colorful terraced houses built into steep cliffs.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Used to tag artworks depicting or inspired by the five villages of Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore.

Deployable Tensegrity
type: Concept
broader: Types and Variants
definition: A tensegrity structure designed to fold and expand, used in space structures and robotics.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Synergetics
type: Concept
broader: Historical and Conceptual Terms
definition: Buckminster Fuller's theoretical framework describing how systems gain stability and order through the interaction of independent components; tensegrity exemplifies this principle.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

watercolor tool
type: Concept
broader: painting tool
definition: A tool used in watercolor painting.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Reserved Whites
type: Concept
alternative label: Preserved Paper
alternative label: Saved Whites
broader: watercolor technique
definition: Areas of watercolor paper intentionally left unpainted to represent the lightest values, exploiting the paper's inherent luminosity.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Negative Painting
related: High Key
related: Luminosity
scope note: Distinguished from white gouache or lifting techniques; refers specifically to planning and preserving untouched paper.

Tensegrity toroid
type: Concept
alternative label: Toroidal tensegrity
alternative label: Tensegrity ring
broader: Types and Variants
definition: A tensegrity variant in which struts and cables are arranged in a closed circular or toroidal configuration, forming a ring-shaped self-stressing structure.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms
scope note: Symbolically associated with cycles, infinity, and orbital motion in sculptural contexts.

watercolor paper preparation
type: Concept
broader: substrate preparation
definition: The process includes steps for soaking the paper, stretching it and taping the paper to a stable panel to support it during painting.
in scheme: Painting processes

Exchange and Publishing
type: Concept
broader: Documentation
definition: Packaging and distributing models and media for archival, review, or exhibition.
in scheme: Sculpture Terms
note: Includes glTF, USD, and related formats and manifests.
related: Interactive Presentation on the Web

Interactive Presentation on the Web
type: Concept
broader: Presentation and Installation
definition: Real time viewing and interaction for sculpture models in browsers or kiosks.
in scheme: Sculpture Terms
note: Covers viewer components, environment maps, and performance considerations.
related: Exchange and Publishing

pigment
type: Concept
broader: painting material
definition: The substance that gives paint its color; natural or synthetic, usually an insoluble powder. In watercolor, pigment is mixed with water and gum arabic to create paint.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Asymmetrical Balance
type: Concept
broader: Compositional Balance
definition: Balance achieved through the arrangement of unlike elements that nevertheless feel visually equivalent.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Generally considered more dynamic and sophisticated than symmetrical balance.

Two-Color Grey 8
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
contains paint: Ultramarine
contains paint: Burnt Sienna
ARGB: FF7C8089
symbol: 2CG8
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
position: 1010

Implied force
type: Concept
alternative label: Suggested force
alternative label: Latent force
broader: Composition
definition: The visual suggestion of physical forces such as tension, compression, gravity, or rotation within a static composition, perceived through pose, orientation, or structural arrangement rather than actual movement.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Distinct from kinetic art; the forces exist in the viewer's inference rather than in actual motion or mechanical operation.

Perceptual abstraction
type: Concept
alternative label: Perceptual modernism
broader: Representational-abstract spectrum
definition: An approach to painting that abstracts visual experience based on how perception actually operates, emphasizing optical phenomena over descriptive representation while retaining ties to observed reality.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Distinguishes work that departs from plein-air realism toward analytical treatment of perception without fully abandoning representation.

ox gall
type: Concept
broader: watercolor material
definition: A yellowish fluid from cow gall bladders, mixed with alcohol and used as a wetting agent in watercolor painting and paper marbling. A drop added to a wash improves flow and corrects uneven absorption, beading, or white specks.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: wash

Brown and Earth Group
type: Concept
broader: Major Historical Pigments
definition: Historical brown and earth pigments.

Mediterranean light
type: Concept
alternative label: Southern light
alternative label: Mediterranean sunlight
broader: Place Painting
definition: The intense, directional sunlight characteristic of Mediterranean climates, producing strong value contrasts, hard cast shadows, and warm-cool temperature relationships on architecture and landscape.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Used in art criticism to describe a specific quality of illumination that demands committed value structure and shadow cooling.

agents
type: Concept
definition: Persons or things that assume roles or produce a specified results.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

Temperature gradient
type: Concept
alternative label: Color temperature gradient
broader: Temperature Shift
definition: A progressive transition from warm to cool colors (or vice versa) across a pictorial surface, used to establish spatial depth or atmospheric effect.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Use for systematic warm-to-cool progressions that structure spatial recession, as distinct from localized temperature contrasts.

value
type: Concept
broader: color property
definition: A color's relative lightness or darkness
in scheme: Painting Terms

cling wrap wash
type: Concept
broader: assisted wash
definition: Cling wrap arranged over a wet wash and left until fully dry produces fairly predictable rock-like textures.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Fractal tensegrity
type: Concept
alternative label: Nested tensegrity
alternative label: Multi-scale tensegrity
broader: Tensegrity
definition: The application of tensegrity principles at multiple nested scales within a single structure, where a tensegrity subsystem functions as a structural member within a larger tensegrity system.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Describes recursive structural organization where tensegrity operates simultaneously at macro and meso scales.

Node-Based Editing
type: Concept
alternative label: Node Graph
broader: Conceptual / Workflow
definition: Visual programming paradigm connecting operators as nodes for materials, compositing, or geometry.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Procedural Workflow
related: Compositing

Colour Index Code
type: Property
comment: Standardized Colour Index designation for a pigment (e.g., PB29, PR106, NR9).

graph embellishment process
type: Concept
broader: creative graph process
definition: Embellish a basic graphic representation of data.
in scheme: Computer Graphics Processes

Fabriano Artistico Grana Fina Rough
type: WatercolorPaper
type: Concept
has paper finish: Rough
has paper weight: 300
broader: Art Paper
definition: A cold-press watercolor paper in sheets with an extra rough surface.
in scheme: Art Material Scheme
related: rough paper
position: 2
size: 22x30

Tensegrity Technology
type: Concept
type: TensegrityPrinciple
broader: visual art term
definition: The application of the structural principle where isolated compression components are suspended within a continuous network of tension members.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Cobalt Green Light
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
has pigment: cobalt-green-light-pigment.html
ARGB: FF346A5A
symbol: COGL
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Cobalt Green Light
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 7

Topology
type: Concept
broader: Mathematical and Mechanical Terms
definition: The connectivity pattern of cables and struts independent of their specific geometry.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Staffage
type: Concept
broader: Subject Matter
definition: Human figures included in a composition primarily for scale, animation, or compositional purposes rather than as psychological subjects.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Gestural figures
related: Architectural Subjects
related: landscape painting
scope note: Distinguished from portraiture or figure painting where the human subject is the primary focus.

painting technique
type: PaintingTechnique
type: Concept
broader: painting term
definition: A technique used in painting.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Horizontal Frieze Banding
type: Concept
alternative label: RegisterComposition
alternative label: Stratified Horizontal Bands
alternative label: Register Composition
broader: Spatial Composition Strategy
definition: A compositional organization in which the picture plane is structured as stacked horizontal layers or registers, each carrying a distinct visual identity: foreground ground plane, human activity band, architectural frame, upper atmospheric field. Produces a decorative surface pattern alongside implied depth.
editorial note: Source: 20260309. Broader updated from the:Composition to the:SpatialCompositionStrategy. ChatGPT's SpatialBanding discarded as redundant with this concept.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Foreground Threshold Band
related: Tonal Stratification
scope note: Related to Byzantine and medieval mosaic register composition, and to the organization of narrative friezes on architectural facades. Distinguished from strict tonal stratification by its emphasis on social and spatial layering rather than purely tonal depth.

Place Painting
type: Concept
alternative label: Painting of Place
broader: Subject Matter
definition: Work characterized by depiction of specific, visited, remembered locations rather than invented or studio compositions.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Observational Fidelity
related: Veduta tradition
scope note: Has a travel-journal quality; records of encounter with particular sites.

Cellular Tensegrity
type: Concept
broader: Types and Variants
definition: A complex structure built from repeating tensegrity cells, analogous to biological systems.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Formal Analysis
type: Concept
broader: Interpretation
definition: Focuses strictly on the visual elements and physical qualities of the artwork.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Cerulean
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
has pigment: https://www.utrechtart.com/items/02993-5170/
ARGB: FF3475AF
symbol: CBS
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: Sennelier
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 31

rough paper
type: Concept
broader: watercolor material
definition: Heavily textured watercolor paper
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Displacement Map
type: Concept
alternative label: Height Map
broader: 3D Modeling & Sculpting
definition: Texture driving geometric displacement at render time for true surface relief.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Subdivision Surface (SubD)
related: PBR (Physically Based Rendering)

Incomplete tensegrity
type: Concept
alternative label: Partial tensegrity
alternative label: Open tensegrity
broader: Tensegrity
definition: A tensegrity configuration in which the structural system is deliberately left unresolved, with missing members preventing the achievement of full self-stabilizing equilibrium.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Distinguishes deliberately unfinished tensegrity systems from complete ones, often used for metaphorical effect in sculptural contexts.

Strathmore Toned Gray
type: WatercolorPaper
type: Concept
has paper finish: rough surface
has paper weight: 80
broader: Art Paper
definition: A toothy finish drawing surface.
in scheme: Art Material Scheme
position: 3
size: 9x12

Tonal Stratification
type: Concept
broader: Value Structure
definition: The organization of value layers to imply depth, with distinct tonal zones corresponding to spatial planes.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: watercolor glazing
related: Spatial Recession

Kenneth Snelson
type: Concept
broader: Historical and Conceptual Terms
definition: Sculptor who first realized tensegrity structures in physical form, notably works such as 'Needle Tower' and 'X-Piece'.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

sandpaper
type: Concept
broader: painting tool
definition: produced in a range of grit sizes and is used to remove material from surfaces, either to make them smoother or to remove a layer of material
editorial note: This is both a tool and material
in scheme: Painting Terms
related: sanding dry paper

watercolor term
type: Concept
broader: painting term
definition: A term of art in watercolor painting.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

intensity
type: Concept
broader: color property
definition: This refers to the brightness or dullness of a particular color. A color's saturation, brightness or strength
in scheme: Painting Terms

Vertical Iconographic Axis
type: Concept
alternative label: Sacred Vertical
broader: Iconographic Content
definition: A compositional structure in which upper and lower registers carry contrasting symbolic registers ? the transcendent or permanent above, the mundane or transient below ? creating a vertical hierarchy of meaning that mirrors theological or philosophical frameworks.
editorial note: Source: 20260309.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Impermanence Theme
related: Reflective Symmetry
related: Horizontal Frieze Banding
scope note: Example: St. Mark's Basilica facade, where Last Judgment mosaics preside over the crowd in the piazza, and acqua alta reflections dissolve both into impermanence. Three levels: sacred imagery above / human activity in the middle / optical dissolution below.

paint
type: Concept
broader: painting material
definition: Professional-grade paint formulated to resist chemical reactions from water, UV light, and oxygen exposure. Contains more pigment than student-grade paint, allowing greater medium manipulation with less color shift.
in scheme: Painting Terms
related: pigment

Two-Color Grey 3
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
contains paint: Burnt Sienna
contains paint: Manganese Blue
ARGB: FF8A8581
symbol: 2CG3
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
position: 1004

Modal Behavior
type: Concept
broader: Structural and Analytical Terms
definition: The characteristic ways a tensegrity can oscillate or deform when excited dynamically. Modal behavior reveals resonance frequencies, softness directions, and stiffness distribution.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Viridian
type: Concept
Colour Index Code: PG18
broader: Green Group
definition: Hydrated chromium oxide; cool, transparent green introduced in the 19th century; good permanence in watercolor.

Kinetic Figure
type: Concept
alternative label: Temporal Rupture Figure
alternative label: Figure in Motion
broader: Gestural figures
definition: A figure depicted in active movement ? jumping, running, gesturing widely ? within a composition of otherwise static or slowly moving figures. Introduces implied time and sequence into a scene, suggesting an imminent transformation of the depicted moment.
editorial note: Source: 20260309. Example: a child mid-jump at the edge of flood water implies the still reflective surface is about to be shattered. The figure functions as a temporal hinge as much as a compositional accent.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Narrative Device
related: Crowd Scene

Lead Tin Yellow Dark
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
has pigment: lead-tine-yellow-dark-pigment.html
ARGB: FFC4B950
symbol: LTYD
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 11

Cast shadow integration
type: Concept
alternative label: Ground-plane shadow
alternative label: Anchoring shadow
broader: Figure-Ground Relationship
definition: The use of cast shadows on the ground plane or adjacent surfaces to visually anchor figures and objects within a depicted space.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Particularly important in architectural and figurative compositions where elements must appear grounded rather than floating.

shader
type: Concept
broader: watercolor tool
definition: A flat, wide brush with short hairs, identical in shape to a Bright brush. Ideal for hard edges and square fields of colour; well suited to street-scapes and architectural subjects.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Textural contrast
type: Concept
alternative label: Surface contrast
broader: Composition
definition: The juxtaposition of markedly different surface qualities within a single composition, such as rough against smooth or dense against open, to create visual tension and variety.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies to deliberate pairing of contrasting textures as a compositional device, not merely the presence of texture.

3D printing for sculpture
type: Concept
alternative label: Additive manufacturing for sculpture
broader: Creation Process
definition: The use of additive manufacturing processes to fabricate sculptural components, often followed by surface finishing such as chroming or patination.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms
scope note: Covers the physical realization of digitally modeled sculptural forms through additive manufacturing.

visual arts process
type: Concept
definition: A process used in the production of a creative work in the visual arts.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

Artistic Signature
type: Concept
alternative label: Recognizable Style
alternative label: Visual Voice
broader: Criticism
definition: The combination of recurring choices in palette, technique, subject, and handling that make an artist's work recognizable.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Signature Palette
scope note: A signature can be a strength (identity) or a constraint (predictability).

Dynamic Range
type: Concept
alternative label: Tonal Range
broader: Digital Drawing & Painting
definition: Range between darkest and brightest reproducible tones in an image or device.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: HDRI (High Dynamic Range Image)

Adjustment Layer
type: Concept
broader: Digital Drawing & Painting
definition: Layer that applies tonal or color operations non-destructively to layers beneath it.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Color Profile / Color Space
related: Color Management

Yellow Ochre Dark
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
ARGB: FFBE8E3A
symbol: YOD
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 23

Evaluation
type: Concept
broader: Interpretation
definition: Evaluation in art is the process of assessing the value, quality, or significance of a work of art. It involves analyzing the work's techniques, elements, and overall impact. Evaluation can help to understand the cultural relevance, effectiveness, and artistic intention of a work. An artistic evaluation tends to focus on a more subjective judgment of an artwork's overall quality, meaning and impact
in scheme: Topic

Texture Technique
type: Concept
broader: watercolor technique
definition: Watercolor techniques supporting development of texture in the painting
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Art Influence
type: Concept
broader: Interpretation
definition: Influences can be many and varied. Artists can be influenced by other artists, both past and present. An artist's background, journey, and experiences can shape their work. For example, an artist's early experiences of the visible world can be deeply woven into their subconscious and carry over into their creative process. Also, basic visual factors like symmetry, complexity, contrast, curvature, color, and lines can influence aesthetic experiences.

Chiral symmetry
type: Concept
alternative label: Mirror-image symmetry
alternative label: Enantiomorphic symmetry
broader: Chirality
definition: A compositional arrangement in which two forms are non-superimposable mirror images of each other, as with left-handed and right-handed versions of the same structure.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: In sculpture and architecture, chiral symmetry is used to create opposition or to emphasize a focal point between mirroring entities.

liner rigger
type: Concept
broader: watercolor tool
definition: A round brush with hairs twice the usual length, ideal for long, continuous thin lines. Available in small sizes only (typically up to #3). Liners and riggers are functionally identical despite the differing names used by manufacturers.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Thesaurus for the Visual Arts
comment: A thesaurus aligned with the CWVA creative-process domain ontology for the visual arts
contributor: visualartsdna.org
description: This thesaurus provides a vocabulary for describing data modeled by the CWVA ontology, http://visualartsdna.org/model/. Visit visualartsdna.org for more information.
issued: 2022-07-16T12:00:00Z
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
modified: 2026-03-26T12:00:00Z
publisher: visualartsdna.org
rights: copyright
version info: v 4.0

Selective economy
type: Concept
broader: painting composition
definition: passages are left economical while focal areas receive full attention. a design principle that emphasizes using only the necessary elements to communicate a subject or feeling effectively. It is the practice of achieving maximum impact with minimal descriptive details, colors, or lines.
in scheme: Painting Terms

watercolor process
type: Concept
broader: painting process
definition: A process used in watercolor painting.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process

Color coding
type: Concept
alternative label: Color differentiation
alternative label: Chromatic coding
broader: Color Theory
definition: The systematic use of distinct colors to identify, distinguish, or assign ownership among compositional elements, enabling the viewer to parse structural relationships.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: In sculptural or diagrammatic contexts, color coding can reveal which elements belong to which system while maintaining overall chromatic harmony.

PBR (Physically Based Rendering)
type: Concept
alternative label: Physically Based Shading
broader: 3D Modeling & Sculpting
definition: Material and lighting framework using measurable parameters (albedo, roughness, metallic) for realism.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: HDRI (High Dynamic Range Image)
related: Displacement Map
related: Normal Map

Oil
type: Concept
broader: Painting
definition: A slow-drying medium with pigment suspended in an oil binder.
in scheme: Topic

Green Group
type: Concept
broader: Major Historical Pigments
definition: Historical green pigments.

washed ink
type: Concept
broader: ink wash
definition: Waterproof ink applied to paper, allowed to almost dry, then scrubbed back with a water spray and rough bristle brush, producing interesting, unpredictable textures and shapes. Permanent once applied; best used before adding watercolor washes.

split primaries palette
type: Concept
broader: color relationship
definition: A six-color palette comprising three warm and three cool primaries (e.g. Cadmium Red, New Gamboge, Ultramarine, Alizarin Crimson, Lemon Yellow, Cerulean Blue). Provides the widest range of warm and cool color-mixing options with the fewest pigments.
in scheme: Painting Terms

painting composition
type: Concept
broader: painting term
definition: The way in which different elements of an artwork are combined.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

Ultramarine
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
has pigment: ultramarine-pb32-pigment.html
ARGB: FF0A3399
symbol: UBL
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Ultramarine
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
position: 42

Digital Sculpture Processes
type: ConceptScheme
source: Mapping synthesized from prior chats; user practice summary, Nov 2025.
source: Compiled by ChatGPT per user request, Nov 2025.
definition: Top-level digital sculpture processes mapped to Rick Spates practice; kept discrete and aligned to general concepts.
definition: Top-level processes for digital 3D sculpture focused on tensegrity-oriented practice.
editorial note: This scheme offers a sculptor-centered, geometry-aware view of digital practice. It emphasizes structural logic and experiential presentation rather than a film or VFX style pipeline. The intent is to keep the categories tight enough to remain useful for tensegrity-inspired work while still general enough for other structurally driven sculpture.
editorial note: This scheme treats model-viewer and HDRI selection as integral parts of the artwork, not merely display layers. The sculptures assert tensegrity as both structural metaphor and viewing discipline: attention is the medium that completes the piece.
note: Categories are indicative and may iterate; not a rigid production line.
note: Related properties suggest a loose flow; implement actual order per project needs.
note: Close matches maintain semantic alignment while allowing personal evolution of terms.

Interpenetrating volumes
type: Concept
alternative label: Spatial interpenetration
broader: Geometric and Symmetry Terms
definition: A compositional arrangement in which two or more distinct volumetric forms pass through each other's spatial envelopes without physical connection.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: In tensegrity sculpture, interpenetrating volumes create perceptual illusions of structural dependency between mechanically independent systems.

natural hair brushes
type: Concept
broader: watercolor tool
definition: Brushes that contain animal hair such as squirrel, sable or goat
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Ultramarine blue, natural
type: Concept
Colour Index Code: PB29
broader: Blue Group
definition: Sodium aluminosilicate sulfur chromophore from lapis lazuli; historic blue with characteristic warm masstone and reddish violet bias in tints.
related: Azurite
related: Prussian blue

Saturated-muted contrast
type: Concept
alternative label: Chroma contrast
broader: Color Theory
definition: A compositional strategy that juxtaposes areas of high color saturation against subdued or desaturated passages to create visual tension and direct the viewer's attention.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Distinct from value contrast; focuses specifically on the opposition between chromatic intensity and neutrality.

Presentation and Archival (RS)
type: Concept
order: 10
alternative label: Matting and Framing (RS)
broader: Presentation and Archival
definition: Clean borders, archival matting and framing under glazing; consistent documentation and metadata capture.
editorial note: Your archival discipline supports the public reading of the work and its long-term care.

Blocking
type: Concept
broader: Concept & Design
definition: Coarse placement of forms and value masses to resolve staging before detail.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production

hue
type: Concept
broader: color property
definition: Quite simply, a hue is a color. This is independent of it's intensity or brightness. A color's common name (for example, cadmium red)
in scheme: Painting Terms

atomiser
type: Concept
alternative label: diffuser
broader: watercolor tool
definition: A manual, mouth-operated paint spraying tool that produces a fine mist, similar in effect to an airbrush or aerosol spray can.
editorial note: Sometimes referred to as an atomiser sprayer
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

cockling
type: Concept
broader: watercolor term
definition: Uneven undulations or ridges that form when watercolor paper gets wet, causing painting problems. Minimized by stretching the paper, using heavier paper (140lb/300gsm or above), or using a watercolor block.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Interpretation Source
type: Concept
broader: agents
definition: The source of the interpretation.

Prussian Blue
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
has pigment: prussian-blue-pigment.html
ARGB: FF5A849E
symbol: PBL
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
position: 40

Visual Art Terms
type: ConceptScheme
definition: Terms used to describe visual arts creative works.
has top concept: visual art term

vertex count
type: Property
comment: Number of distinct vertices in the configuration.
range: int

Buckminster Fuller
type: Concept
broader: Historical and Conceptual Terms
definition: Architect and inventor who coined the term 'tensegrity' and advanced its theoretical foundations.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Composition Grid
type: Concept
alternative label: Rule of Thirds Grid
broader: Concept & Design
definition: Guides such as thirds, golden ratio, and dynamic symmetry aiding visual balance and flow.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production

Masking (digital)
type: Concept
alternative label: Layer Mask
broader: Digital Drawing & Painting
definition: Non-destructive technique to reveal or hide parts of a layer using grayscale control.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Alpha Channel
related: Clipping Mask

Vision and Planning (RS)
type: Concept
order: 1
alternative label: Intent and Value Studies (RS)
broader: Vision and Planning
definition: Memory-driven scenes with light in motion; abstract passages inside representational subjects; small value studies as needed to stabilize focal energy before paint.
editorial note: Your strongest starts happen when composition and value hierarchy are decided in miniature, so big washes can stay bold and un-fussy.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: Drawing and Masking Setup (RS)
related: Foundational Washes (RS)
scope note: When a subject risks over-control, a 1 to 3 inch value thumbnail clarifies the sharpest edges and deepest darks.

Serious Amateur
type: Concept
broader: Practitioner Types
definition: A practitioner who works with rigor, accumulated skill, and high internal standards, but for the love of the work rather than professional advancement.
editorial note: Distinguished from hobbyist by level of commitment and skill; from professional by motivation and livelihood.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Professional Artist
related: Hobbyist
scope note: From Latin 'amare' (to love). Historically respected category, now often undervalued due to semantic drift of 'amateur' toward 'unskilled'.

Selective figure specificity
type: Concept
alternative label: Graduated figure handling
alternative label: Differential figure resolution
broader: Visual Hierarchy
definition: A compositional strategy in which foreground figures are rendered with individual detail while more distant figures are progressively simplified into generalized silhouettes.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Distinct from atmospheric perspective in that it concerns the degree of figurative articulation rather than tonal or color recession.

Pipeline
type: Concept
alternative label: Production Pipeline
broader: Conceptual / Workflow
definition: Coordinated sequence of tools, data formats, and handoffs moving work from concept to delivery.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Metadata / IPTC / EXIF
related: File Formats
related: Render Farm

Foreground Threshold Band
type: Concept
alternative label: Stage Apron
alternative label: Threshold Zone
broader: Spatial Composition Strategy
definition: A horizontal zone at the base of a composition that separates the viewer's implied space from the depicted gathering or social field. Functions as both an entry point for the eye and a structural hinge between observer and scene.
editorial note: Source: 20260309. Broader updated to SpatialCompositionStrategy. Identified as a recurring compositional habit across multiple paintings: Alhambra courtyard (dark pavement), Seoul palace (sandy ground with shadows), St. Mark's (acqua alta reflections). ChatGPT's EdgeObserverViewpoint discarded as a thinner restatement.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Water and Reflections
related: Horizontal Frieze Banding
related: Contemplative Witness Position
scope note: Can manifest as empty pavement, shadow pattern, or reflective water. When the threshold zone becomes the primary optical subject, it transitions from structural device to conceptual center.

Classical figuration
type: Concept
alternative label: Classical figurative tradition
broader: Historical and Conceptual Terms
definition: Reference to the tradition of idealized human figure representation originating in ancient Greek and Roman sculpture, characterized by naturalistic proportions, contrapposto, and often nudity.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Use when a work explicitly references or echoes Greco-Roman sculptural conventions in pose, proportion, or nudity.

salt
type: Concept
broader: Texture Technique
definition: Salt or rice added to a wet color wash acts as a desiccant, absorbing pigment from the surrounding area and leaving lighter marks when dry and brushed off. Add after the sheen disappears from the wet wash for best results.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Painting
type: Concept
broader: ArtForm
definition: A visual art form involving the application of pigmented, liquid, or binder-based materials onto surfaces like canvas, paper, or walls to create images, express emotions, and convey ideas.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

T5 prism (right-handed)
type: Concept
has chirality: Right-Handed
alternative label: right-handed T5
alternative label: RH T5
broader: T5 prism
definition: Right-handed 5-strut tensegrity antiprism with right-handed helical cross-cables.
related: Chirality

Tensegrity helix
type: Concept
alternative label: Twisted tensegrity
alternative label: Helical tensegrity
broader: Types and Variants
definition: A tensegrity variant in which multiple prismatic units are rotated and stacked to form a spiraling helical structure.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms
scope note: Distinguished from tensegrity towers by the continuous rotational offset between successive modules.

Reflective surface
type: Concept
alternative label: Specular surface
alternative label: Mirrored surface
broader: Materials for Sculpture
definition: A highly polished or chromed material finish on a sculptural form that mirrors its surrounding environment and other elements of the work.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms
scope note: Relevant to sculptures where environmental reflection is an intentional aesthetic and conceptual element.

Black Group
type: Concept
broader: Major Historical Pigments
definition: Historical black pigments.

Drybrush over wash
type: Concept
alternative label: Drybrush on wash
broader: watercolor technique
definition: A watercolor technique in which a relatively dry, lightly loaded brush is dragged over a previously laid wash to create broken, textured marks.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
scope note: Commonly used to suggest rough surfaces such as aged masonry or weathered wood.

Touch contrast
type: Concept
alternative label: Handling contrast
alternative label: Brushwork contrast
broader: Composition
definition: The juxtaposition of different qualities of paint application within a single work, such as loose, broken marks against sustained, blended passages, used to create visual hierarchy or expressive differentiation.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Distinct from textural contrast, which concerns depicted surface qualities; touch contrast refers to the artist's handling and mark-making variation.

Color Theory
type: Concept
broader: Formal Analysis
definition: Principles governing the use, interaction, and perception of color in visual art.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme

Luminosity
type: Concept
alternative label: Luminousness
broader: Value Structure
definition: The quality of emitting or reflecting light; in watercolor, often achieved through transparent washes over white paper.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Reserved Whites
related: Chromatic Shadows
related: transparent

masking tape
type: Concept
broader: painting material
definition: Sticky paper tape used to mask off a white border or preserve areas of a painting.
in scheme: Painting Terms

ontology
type: Concept
broader: computer art term
definition: A set of concepts and categories in a subject area or domain that shows their properties and the relations between them.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
note: ontology

Viridian
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
ARGB: FF4D9592
symbol: VGD
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 30

Shadow Color
type: Concept
broader: Color Theory
definition: The specific hue chosen to represent shadows in a painting.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Chromatic Shadows
related: Ultramarine Shadows
scope note: Shadow color choice significantly affects a painting's overall mood and luminosity.

substrate preparation
type: Concept
broader: painting preparation
definition: The process of preparing the surface to receive the painting medium.
in scheme: Painting processes

Digital Process
type: Concept
broader: visual arts process
definition: The process of producing a creative work using digital media.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

Selective focus
type: Concept
alternative label: Differential focus
alternative label: Selective clarity
broader: Visual Hierarchy
definition: A compositional strategy in which one area of a painting is rendered with sharp detail while surrounding areas are deliberately kept soft or indistinct, directing the viewer's attention to the focal subject.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Selective economy
scope note: Borrowed from photographic and cinematic terminology but widely applicable to painting where sharp-to-soft gradients guide the eye.

stretching
type: Concept
broader: watercolor term
definition: Taping a sheet of watercolor paper to a rigid support on all sides to prevent buckling and warping; keeps the surface flat during painting and ensures the finished work dries flat. Any paper under 300lb will warp if unstretched; stretching is unnecessary with synthetic papers or a watercolor block.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: buckle
related: cockling
related: block

Azure
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
has pigment: https://www.utrechtart.com/items/02993-5910/
ARGB: FF0F4FA7
symbol: ABS
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: Sennelier
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 33

Value Compression
type: Concept
alternative label: Tonal Compression
broader: Value Structure
definition: A condition in which the range of values is narrowed, often resulting in reduced contrast and diminished sense of depth.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Can occur intentionally for atmospheric effect or unintentionally as a technical limitation. Mid-tone compression is particularly common.

Burnt Sienna
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
ARGB: FFA86A51
symbol: BS
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 18

Tools
type: Concept
broader: Sculpture Term
definition: Implements and software used to create, manipulate, join, or finish sculpture.
in scheme: Sculpture Terms
related: Materials for Sculpture
related: Techniques

opaque
type: Concept
broader: painting technique
definition: Paint characteristic; the ability of certain paints and/or certain colours to cover completely, not allowing you to see through to lower layers; the opposite of transparent & translucent; ideal for over-painting.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Hobbyist
type: Concept
broader: Practitioner Types
definition: A practitioner who engages in art-making casually, without sustained commitment to skill development or artistic standards.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Serious Amateur
scope note: Not pejorative; describes orientation toward the activity rather than skill level.

informationalism
type: Concept
broader: computer art term
definition: Informationalism is a concept of strengthening the capacity of information processing and communication, made possible by technological innovations.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
note: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/399706

Canson Mixed Media
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaper
has paper finish: Smooth
has paper weight: 98
broader: Art Paper
definition: A smooth drawing paper in a pad.
in scheme: Art Material Scheme
related: hot pressed paper
position: 3
size: 11x14

Historical and Conceptual Terms
type: Concept
broader: Tensegrity Contexts
definition: People, theories, and framing ideas that shaped the development and cultural reading of tensegrity.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Reversibility Principle
type: Concept
broader: Historical and Conceptual Terms
definition: The concept that tension and compression roles can be interchanged in complementary structural forms, as seen in Gaudi's hanging-chain models and later explored in tensegrity practice.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Fundamental Concepts
type: Concept
broader: Tensegrity Technology
definition: Core ideas that define what tensegrity is and how it attains stability through balanced tension and compression.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

watercolor glazing
type: Concept
alternative label: layering
broader: wet on dry
definition: Applying a thin wash of color over a fully dried layer. The transparency of watercolor creates a third color optically or darkens the existing one.
hidden label: watercolour glazing
hidden label: colour glazing
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Vermilion
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
ARGB: FFD05F4F
symbol: VD
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 20

Serial variation
type: Concept
alternative label: Serial practice
alternative label: Systematic series
broader: Criticism
definition: An artistic method in which a body of work is developed through systematic variation of parameters across a sequence of related pieces, generating meaning through accumulation and difference.
editorial note: Distinct from Serial Development in that variation does not imply directional progression or refinement. The series generates meaning laterally ? through accumulation of difference within an established visual language ? rather than through improvement toward a goal. See also: Serial Development.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies to practices where individual works function both independently and as elements within a larger investigative sequence, as in Judd, LeWitt, or Monet's series paintings.

painting post production
type: Concept
broader: painting process
definition: After a painting has been produced this is the process of preparing the painting for storage. This has tangible and intangible aspects, the latter includes capturing and perhaps publishing information about the newly completed work.
in scheme: Painting processes

Texture and Emphasis
type: Concept
order: 6
broader: watercolor process
definition: Selective textures such as drybrush, spatter, and granulation to support form and focal contrasts.
editorial note: Texture reads best when it rides on good value design. Without that, it becomes noise.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: Accents and Detailing
related: dry brush technique
related: Texture Technique
related: spattering
related: granulation
scope note: Use texture to amplify structure, not to decorate. Favor pigment behavior and paper surface over tricks.

Axis of Symmetry
type: Concept
broader: Geometric and Symmetry Terms
definition: The central line about which a tensegrity structure is organized. In many prisms this axis aligns with the 'vertical' direction of stacking, setting both structural hierarchy and visual reading.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Palette Construction
type: Concept
alternative label: Color Palette
alternative label: Working Palette
broader: Color Theory
definition: The selection and organization of colors an artist uses, either for a specific work or as a characteristic practice.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme

Tensegrity Art Terms
type: Concept
type: TensegrityArtPrinciple
broader: visual art term
definition: The application of tensegrity principles to the creation of sculptures.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Watercolor Painting
type: ConceptScheme
definition: Concepts in watercolor painting.
has top concept: watercolor material
has top concept: watercolor term
has top concept: watercolor tool
has top concept: watercolor technique
has top concept: watercolor process

Digital Materials
type: Concept
broader: Materials for Sculpture
definition: Textures, HDR environments, shaders, and parameter sets treated as working material.
in scheme: Sculpture Terms
related: Digital Modeling and Assembly

scrubbing
type: Concept
broader: removing paint
definition: A dry brush technique used to lift paint from or add color to an area of the surface
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Digital Art Terms
type: ConceptScheme
definition: Terms used to describe digital art.
has top concept: digital art term

primary color
type: Concept
broader: color relationship
definition: Red, Blue and Yellow are called the Primary Colors because they cannot mixed from other colors but all colors can be mixed from them.
in scheme: Painting Terms

stochasticism
type: Concept
broader: computer art term
definition: randomly determined; having a random probability distribution or pattern that may be analyzed statistically but may not be predicted precisely.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
note: http://www.stats.org.uk/stochastic-processes/

Linked tensegrity
type: Concept
alternative label: Multi-cell tensegrity assembly
broader: Types and Variants
definition: A structural configuration consisting of two or more independent tensegrity cells whose volumes overlap or interlock spatially without sharing mechanical loads.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms
scope note: Distinguished from compound tensegrities that share nodes or cables; linked tensegrities are mechanically autonomous but visually entangled.

Ambient Occlusion (AO)
type: Concept
broader: Lighting, Rendering & Compositing
definition: Approximation of soft contact shadows caused by occluded ambient light.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Normal Map
related: Global Illumination (GI)

bloom
type: Concept
broader: Texture Technique
definition: Fresh water drops applied to a wet, near-dry, or dry area of color lift pigment in a fluid way, producing organic bloom shapes.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Resolution / DPI
type: Concept
alternative label: PPI
broader: Output & Presentation
definition: Quantification of image detail for print or viewing; DPI for print devices, PPI for pixel density.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Raster Graphics
related: Aspect Ratio

Monumental Architecture
type: Concept
broader: Architectural Subjects
definition: Significant historical or cultural buildings such as palaces, churches, and public monuments.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Examples include the Alhambra, Venetian churches, Korean palaces.

Topology Optimization
type: Concept
broader: Structural and Analytical Terms
definition: The computational process of refining which members exist, how they connect, and how loads flow through them, in order to improve performance, efficiency, or aesthetic intent.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Rose madder
type: Concept
Colour Index Code: NR9
broader: Red Group
definition: Natural madder lake from Rubia tinctorum roots; transparent cool red noted for delicate glazing and historical fading concerns.
related: AlizarinCrimson
related: Vermilion (cinnabar)

temperature color
type: Concept
alternative label: temperature
broader: color property
definition: Colors are divided into cool and warm. Colors that lean towards Red/Yellow are considered to be warm colors and colors that lean towards Blue/Green are classified as cool.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Vernacular Architecture
type: Concept
broader: Architectural Subjects
definition: Ordinary, local, or traditional buildings constructed without formal architectural design.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Examples include barns, farmhouses, rural structures.

Warm Colors
type: Concept
broader: Color Temperature
definition: Colors in the red, orange, and yellow range that appear to advance visually and evoke warmth.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Cool Colors

Foundational Washes (RS)
type: Concept
order: 4
alternative label: Big Shape Establishment (RS)
broader: Foundational Washes
definition: Single coherent atmospheric washes establishing temperature shifts and a global light scaffold.
editorial note: When this pass is confident, later passages feel inevitable rather than labored.
example: Elephant Ear: warm vegetal gradient in one pass. Court of Myrtles: cool architectural field unified early.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: Development Through Layering (RS)
related: gradated wash
related: wash
related: wet-into-wet wash
related: Corrections and Cleanup (RS)
related: variegated wash

Malachite
type: Concept
broader: Green Group
definition: Basic copper carbonate green mineral; granular particles give characteristic pale, slightly bluish green.

Red ocher
type: Concept
Colour Index Code: PR102
broader: Red Group
definition: Iron oxide earth; warm to deep red-brown; stable and widely used since prehistory.

Linear Perspective
type: Concept
broader: Spatial Recession
definition: A mathematical system for representing three-dimensional space on a flat surface using converging lines and vanishing points.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Architectural Subjects

Distributed focal interest
type: Concept
alternative label: Dispersed focal points
alternative label: Multiple points of interest
broader: Visual Hierarchy
definition: A compositional strategy in which visual attention is spread across multiple areas of comparable interest rather than directed toward a single dominant focal point.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Used when a work deliberately avoids a single focal point in favor of sustained, exploratory viewing across the picture surface.

Accents and Detailing
type: Concept
order: 7
broader: watercolor process
definition: Dark accents, crisp passages, calligraphic marks, and controlled lifting to refine edges and emphasis.
editorial note: Late, minimal, and precise accents keep the painting fresh and prevent overworking.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: lifting paint
related: over-painting
related: pen nib painting
related: Corrections and Cleanup
scope note: Place the sharpest edges and deepest darks only where they serve the focal path.

Portrait Format
type: Concept
alternative label: Vertical Format
broader: Composition Formats
definition: A composition oriented with the height greater than the width.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme

synthetic brushes
type: Concept
broader: painting tool
definition: Brushes made from nylon, polyester, or Taklon. Generally stiffer and springier than natural-hair brushes.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Structural metaphor
type: Concept
alternative label: Architecture as metaphor
broader: Tensegrity Art Terms
definition: The use of engineering or architectural structural principles as carriers of symbolic, emotional, or philosophical meaning in a work of art.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Applies when structural logic (e.g., tension, compression, equilibrium) is deployed to convey thematic content beyond engineering.

Form-Active Structure
type: Concept
broader: Applications and Contexts
definition: A system where the geometry itself resists loads efficiently, of which tensegrity is an example.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

tint
type: Concept
broader: watercolor technique
definition: A color diluted by adding water; the more water added, the weaker the intensity.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Topology
type: Concept
broader: 3D Modeling & Sculpting
definition: Connectivity pattern and flow of polygons affecting deformation and efficiency.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Retopology
related: Subdivision Surface (SubD)

Color Script
type: Concept
broader: Concept & Design
definition: A sequence of frames mapping intended color and lighting beats across a narrative or series.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Dynamic Range
related: HDRI (High Dynamic Range Image)

Shadow as autonomous form
type: Concept
alternative label: Expressive shadow
alternative label: Shadow autonomy
broader: Figure-Ground Relationship
definition: A compositional strategy in which a cast shadow diverges from its source object in shape, energy, or character, functioning as an independent pictorial element rather than a passive optical effect.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Shadow as subject
scope note: Applies when the shadow carries distinct visual weight, gesture, or meaning that exceeds or contradicts the object casting it.

Two-Color Grey 5
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
contains paint: Azure
contains paint: Burnt Sienna
ARGB: FF656762
symbol: 2CG5
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
position: 1006

Virtual equilibrium
type: Concept
alternative label: Impossible equilibrium
alternative label: Digital equilibrium
broader: Equilibrium
definition: A state of apparent structural balance achievable only in a digital or virtual environment, where physical constraints such as gravity can be suspended by design.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Distinguishes digitally sustained balance from physically realizable equilibrium states.

Computational Geometry and Parametric Construction
type: Concept
order: 2
alternative label: Parametric Construction
broader: Digital Sculpture Process
definition: Build primitives and constraints, encode tensegrity rules, run solver checks, and perform parametric transforms.
editorial note: Here form becomes data. Parametric control and solver feedback ensure that variation does not drift away from the chosen logic. Outputs from this step should be clean enough to invite sculptural decisions, not fight them.
in scheme: Digital Sculpture Processes
related: Sculptural Modeling of Figures and Form Elements
related: Conceptual Structuring and Formal Logic
top concept of: Digital Sculpture Processes

Dark ground
type: Concept
alternative label: Dark background
alternative label: Dark field
broader: Figure-Ground Relationship
definition: A compositional strategy in which a deep-toned or near-black background is used to isolate and dramatize lighter foreground subjects through strong value contrast.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Common in still life, botanical, and portrait painting traditions; related to but broader than tenebrism.

Materials, Light Logic and Rendering Setup (RS)
type: Concept
order: 5
alternative label: Materials and HDRI Setup (RS)
broader: Materials, Light Logic and Rendering Setup
definition: Polished metal and high-clarity edges; HDRI sets to maximize luminous read; control temperature and shadow for force visibility.
editorial note: Lighting articulates tension with the authority of a chisel. The choice of HDRI is not cosmetic: it is how the piece announces its line of force to the eye. Treat reflections as drawn lines that happen to be made of light.
in scheme: Digital Sculpture Processes
related: Presentation, Interactive Viewing and Contextualization (RS)
related: Export, Optimization and File Preparation (.glb) (RS)

Architecture
type: Concept
broader: Interpretation
definition: The practice of designing and constructing buildings
in scheme: Topic

Tensegrity Bridge
type: Concept
broader: Applications and Contexts
definition: An architectural tensegrity system used to span distances with minimal material.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Phthalo Green
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
has pigment: phthalo-green-pigment.html
ARGB: FF004A39
symbol: PG
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Phthalo Green
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 8

assisted wash
type: Concept
broader: wet-into-wet wash
definition: A watercolor wash in the presence of another material intended to affect the behavior of the wash
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Dynamic equilibrium
type: Concept
alternative label: Perpetual balance
broader: Compositional Balance
definition: A compositional or structural condition in which opposing forces or elements are held in continuous, unstable balance, suggesting ongoing motion rather than static rest.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
related: Visual Equilibrium
scope note: Distinguishes works where balance is presented as active and precarious rather than settled and symmetrical.

tensegrity antiprism
type: Concept
alternative label: n-strut tensegrity prism
alternative label: tensegrity prism
broader: Tensegrity Technology
definition: A tensegrity configuration with two parallel n-gon vertex rings rotated relative to each other, where discontinuous compression members span between rings and a continuous cable network links each vertex to two adjacent vertices on the opposite ring, yielding a chiral, self-stressed system.
editorial note: For an n-strut tensegrity antiprism under this node: vertices = 2n; struts = n; cables = 3n (comprised of 2n ring cables + n helical cross-cables). Chirality is determined by the sense of relative rotation between vertex rings.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms
related: antiprism
related: Chirality
related: SelfStress
related: Tensegrity Prism (Tn)
scope note: Describes topology independent of metric regularity; commonly realized as the canonical n-strut tensegrity prism (e.g., T3, T4, T5).

paper masking
type: Concept
broader: assisted wash
definition: Torn cartridge paper placed on the painting; the exposed area is wiped with a damp brush or sponge to lift pigment. Works best with sedimentary, non-staining colors. Straight-edged paper can also be used for formal, geometric tonal changes.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Model-viewer presentation
type: Concept
alternative label: Web-based 3D viewer
alternative label: Interactive 3D viewer
broader: Interactive Presentation on the Web
definition: A method of presenting digital sculpture through a web-based interactive viewer that allows real-time rotation, zooming, and manipulation of a 3D model, often with selectable environment backgrounds.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms
scope note: Refers specifically to the use of web components like Google's <model-viewer> for presenting digital sculpture as an interactive experience.

Complementary contrast
type: Concept
alternative label: Complementary color contrast
broader: Color Theory
definition: The heightened visual intensity achieved by juxtaposing colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel, such as red and green or blue and orange.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies to deliberate use of opposing hues to maximize chromatic intensity, as distinct from general color harmony.

Perceptual Realism
type: Concept
broader: Criticism
definition: An approach to representation that captures how things appear to human vision rather than their objective physical properties.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Observational Fidelity
related: lost and found edges
scope note: Distinguished from photorealism; emphasizes the experience of seeing over mechanical reproduction.

Strathmore Mixed Media
type: WatercolorPaper
type: Concept
has paper finish: Vellum
has paper weight: 184
broader: Art Paper
definition: A vellum finish multi-media drawing and painting surface.
in scheme: Art Material Scheme
position: 3
size: 11x14

Depth Map / Z-Depth
type: Concept
broader: Lighting, Rendering & Compositing
definition: Grayscale image encoding distance from the camera, used for depth-of-field and atmospheric effects.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Compositing
related: Render Passes

perspective
type: Concept
broader: visual art term
definition: the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point.
editorial note: your point of view--how you see, understand, and interpret things, shaped by your experiences, beliefs, or location
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

bead
type: Concept
broader: wash
definition: The pool of water that forms at the base of a wash. Maintaining the bead is essential for a consistent wash, as streaks form if it dries out too quickly.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Symmetrical Balance
type: Concept
broader: Compositional Balance
definition: Balance achieved through mirror-like arrangement of elements on either side of a central axis.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme

blotting paper
type: Concept
broader: watercolor material
definition: A highly absorbent paper used to soak up excess liquid (ink or paint) from the substrate.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Painting Terms
type: ConceptScheme
definition: Terms used to describe the materials, techniques, tools and related concepts used in painting.
has top concept: painting term

Oriental Blue
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
has pigment: orient-blue-pigment.html
ARGB: FF062C95
symbol: OB
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Oriental Blue
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
position: 45

Cable (Tension Member)
type: Concept
broader: Structural Elements
definition: A flexible or tensile element that resists stretching forces and connects the structure's nodes.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Chromatic vibration
type: Concept
alternative label: Color vibration
alternative label: Chromatic oscillation
broader: Color Harmony
definition: The optical effect produced when closely juxtaposed warm and cool or complementary hues create a shimmering, animated surface quality.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Distinct from complementary contrast in that it describes the perceptual animation resulting from color adjacency rather than the structural relationship itself.

Translucency
type: Concept
alternative label: Diaphanous quality
alternative label: Light permeability
broader: Luminosity
definition: The visual quality of forms that appear to transmit or filter light rather than fully reflecting or absorbing it, suggesting semi-transparency and material thinness.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Distinct from transparency; refers to partial light transmission that diffuses rather than clearly reveals what lies behind.

Shape hierarchy
type: Concept
alternative label: Shape dominance
alternative label: Mass hierarchy
broader: Visual Hierarchy
definition: The deliberate organization of shapes within a composition by relative size and visual importance, establishing dominant, subordinate, and accent masses.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies particularly to compositions with many similar elements, such as architectural subjects, where size differentiation prevents fragmentation.

Architectural massing
type: Concept
alternative label: Volumetric massing
alternative label: Building mass
broader: Architectural Subjects
definition: The treatment of architectural forms as simplified volumetric masses defined by light and shadow rather than as collections of surface details.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies when architectural subjects are organized primarily through tonal mass rather than linear description.
scope note: Applies to pictorial representation of architecture where the goal is conveying structural weight rather than decorative surface.

Digital Tools
type: Concept
broader: Tools
definition: Software and computational utilities used in digital 3D sculpture practice.
in scheme: Sculpture Terms
related: Digital Modeling and Assembly

l-system
type: Concept
alternative label: Lindenmayer System
broader: computer art term
definition: a parallel rewriting system and a type of formal grammar. An L-system consists of an alphabet of symbols that can be used to make strings, a collection of production rules that expand each symbol into some larger string of symbols, an initial "axiom" string from which to begin construction, and a mechanism for translating the generated strings into geometric structures. L-systems were introduced and developed in 1968 by Aristid Lindenmayer, a Hungarian theoretical biologist and botanist at the University of Utrecht..
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
note: L-system

Techniques
type: Concept
broader: Sculpture Term
definition: Repeatable methods and procedures applied during creation and finishing.
in scheme: Sculpture Terms
related: Creation Process

transparent
type: Concept
broader: painting technique
definition: Paint characteristic; the tendency for certain paint colours to allow light to pass through the paint film enabling layers beneath to be distinctly seen; the opposite of opaque.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Aspect Ratio
type: Concept
broader: Output & Presentation
definition: Proportional relationship of width to height that determines framing and composition.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: File Formats

FBX (3D scene interchange)
type: Concept
broader: File Formats
definition: Proprietary scene format supporting meshes, rigs, animation, and materials.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Rigging
related: Mesh

cable count
type: Property
comment: Number of tension members (continuous tension) in the configuration.
range: int

Viridian
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
has pigment: viridian-green-pigment.html
ARGB: FF107B69
symbol: VGL
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Viridian
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 9

abstract
type: Concept
broader: painting concept
definition: The term "Abstract" is used to describe a painting that is non-representational. i.e the subject matter of the painting is not about the depiction of reality.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Digital
type: Concept
broader: ArtForm
definition: This is a reference to the realm of digital art.
in scheme: Topic
scope note: This is different from the:digital with a very technical definition.

Structural color
type: Concept
alternative label: Constructive color
broader: Color Theory
definition: The use of color primarily to define form, spatial position, and compositional structure rather than to describe local surface appearance.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Contrasts with local color or decorative color; emphasizes color as an organizational force.

landscape painting
type: Concept
alternative label: landscape art
broader: nature
definition: The depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view with its elements arranged into a coherent composition.
in scheme: Painting Terms

masking
type: Concept
broader: assisted wash
definition: The technique of preserving white paper areas in watercolor painting. Masking fluid (a rubbery liquid) is applied to paper and, once dry, can be painted over; when the paint dries, the fluid is removed by gentle rubbing and peeling, revealing the protected area beneath.
editorial note: Chose to use 'masking' for the technique and 'masking fluid' for the material; however, 'masking' does not necessarily imply the use of masking fluid
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: frisket
related: masking tape
related: masking fluid

Ray Tracing
type: Concept
broader: Lighting, Rendering & Compositing
definition: Image synthesis method tracing rays to compute reflection, refraction, and shadows.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Global Illumination (GI)

frame mat
type: Concept
broader: painting material
definition: A Mat is a 'Window' of card that sits inside a picture frame between the glass and the painting. It has the aesthetic function of creating a clean border around your painting and the practical function of separating the surface of the painting from the glass.
in scheme: Painting Terms

neutral color
type: Concept
alternative label: neutral (colour)
broader: color relationship
definition: Dull, muted grays and browns mixed by combining three evenly spaced color-wheel colors or complementary pairs.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Visual Equilibrium
type: Concept
broader: Compositional Balance
definition: The perceptual balance created when a work or composition appears poised, neither collapsing nor exploding. Visual equilibrium is the felt stability that mirrors mechanical equilibrium.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Edge Handling
type: Concept
alternative label: Edge Quality
broader: watercolor technique
definition: The deliberate treatment of transitions between forms, ranging from hard (sharp) to soft (diffused) to lost (merged).
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Composition
related: Visual Hierarchy

Drying, Flattening and Surface Protection
type: Concept
order: 9
alternative label: Cure and Flatten
broader: watercolor process
definition: Allow full dry time, flatten if needed, and apply optional fixatives or varnish protocols.
editorial note: Patience here prevents surface damage and preserves the clarity earned in earlier steps.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: Presentation and Archival
scope note: Heavy sheets may need minimal flattening; consider no-varnish if presenting under glazing.

impressing
type: Concept
broader: watercolor technique
definition: Pressing plastic wrap or fabric into wet paint to create a wide variety of textured effects.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Alizarin Crimson
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
ARGB: FF932D3B
symbol: AC
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 19

fan brush
type: Concept
alternative label: Fan
broader: watercolor tool
definition: A short-haired brush with hairs spread in a fan shape. Used for blending edges and mimicking textures such as fur, feathers, grasses, foliage, tree boughs, and ripples on water.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Computational sculpture
type: Concept
alternative label: 3D-modeled sculpture
alternative label: Digital sculpture
broader: Sculpture Term
definition: Sculpture conceived and realized through computational design tools such as 3D modeling software, often existing in both virtual and physical manifestations.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Encompasses works designed for interactive 3D viewers as well as those translated into physical media via 3D printing or CNC fabrication.

Surface and Materials Preparation
type: Concept
order: 2
alternative label: Paper and Palette Setup
broader: watercolor process
definition: Paper choice and prep, taping or stretching, palette layout, water containers, test swatches.
editorial note: A disciplined prep step protects spontaneity: fewer mechanical problems means freer painting.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: Foundational Washes
related: cold-pressed paper
related: block
related: stretching
scope note: Heavier sheets (for example, 300 lb) reduce cockling and support assertive wet-in-wet work.

structured data graph process
type: Concept
broader: computer graphics process
definition: The process of producing a basic graphic representation of structured data.
in scheme: Computer Graphics Processes

indenting
type: Concept
broader: watercolor technique
definition: Scoring the paper with a stylus or brush handle immediately after applying fresh paint; pigment naturally settles into the recessed lines, emphasizing the scored details.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Azure Blue
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
has pigment: azure-blue-pigment.html
ARGB: FF3198C5
symbol: ABL
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Azure Blue
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 2

Digital Fine Art Production
type: ConceptScheme
source: Structured overview compiled by ChatGPT, November 4, 2025.
definition: A scheme covering common terminology used across contemporary digital fine art workflows from concept to output.
note: Relationships are indicative (not exhaustive) and aim to aid discovery across adjacent practices.

Raw Sienna
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
ARGB: FFC79743
symbol: RS
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 24

pan paint
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
broader: watercolor material
definition: small cakes of watercolor paint that come in half-pan or whole-pan sizes
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Mars Violet
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
ARGB: FF754E49
symbol: MV
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 37

masking fluid
type: WatercolorAdditive
type: Concept
alternative label: frisket
broader: watercolor material
definition: Liquid latex used to preserve the white of the paper and to create textures
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: masking

Temperature Shift
type: Concept
alternative label: Warm-to-Cool Transition
broader: Color Temperature
definition: The deliberate progression from warm colors in the foreground to cool colors in the distance, creating spatial depth.
editorial note: A fundamental technique for establishing pictorial depth without relying solely on linear perspective.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Spatial Recession
related: aerial perspective

deckled edges
type: Concept
broader: watercolor term
definition: The rough, untrimmed edges of certain brands of watercolor paper.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Cobalt Turquoise
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
has pigment: cobalt-turquoise-pigment.html
ARGB: FF6FB9A8
symbol: CT
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Cobalt Turquoise
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 1

Documentation
type: Concept
broader: Sculpture Term
definition: Records describing the work, its provenance, process, and technical details.
in scheme: Sculpture Terms
related: Creation Process
related: Presentation and Installation

pen nib mask
type: Concept
broader: Texture Technique
definition: A pen nib used to apply masking fluid, creating sharp edges and fine lines of resistance when watercolor is applied over the dried mask.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Moorish architecture
type: Concept
alternative label: Islamic Iberian architecture
broader: Architectural Subjects
definition: The architectural tradition of the Muslim-ruled territories of the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa, characterized by horseshoe arches, intricate geometric ornament, courtyards, and water features.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Encompasses landmark sites such as the Alhambra, the Mezquita, and the Giralda frequently depicted in Orientalist and travel painting traditions.

Local color thinking
type: Concept
alternative label: Object color
alternative label: Local color
broader: Color Theory
definition: An approach to painting that prioritizes the inherent surface color of individual objects over relational tonal or chromatic organization across the composition.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Often identified in criticism as a developmental stage that precedes mass-based or relational color organization.

Conceptual Analysis
type: Concept
broader: Interpretation
definition: Focuses on the ideas, intentions, and cultural context behind the work.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Strut (Compression Member)
type: Concept
broader: Structural Elements
definition: A rigid element that carries compressive load and does not directly contact other struts.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Network metaphor
type: Concept
alternative label: Network as metaphor
broader: Tensegrity Art Terms
definition: The use of network structures ? physical, social, or digital ? as a metaphorical framework in art to represent interconnection, dependency, and the transmission of influence among entities.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Applies to artworks that employ graph or network structures to convey relational meaning beyond their physical or structural function.

Crosshatched texture
type: Concept
alternative label: Interlaced marks
alternative label: Crosshatching
broader: Texture Technique
definition: A technique of building surface texture through overlapping sets of parallel lines or strokes laid at varying angles, creating density and visual vibration.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
scope note: In watercolor, refers to layered brushstrokes rather than pen lines, used to build complex ground surfaces.

analogous Colors
type: Concept
broader: color relationship
definition: Analogous colors are colors that are adjacent on the Color Wheel. e.g. blue, blue/green, green.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Botanical Subjects
type: Concept
alternative label: Floral Subjects
alternative label: Garden Subjects
broader: Subject Matter
definition: Depictions of plants, flowers, and garden settings as primary subject matter.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Negative Painting

frisket
type: Concept
broader: masking fluid
definition: A liquid latex-and-ammonia composition or adhesive film used to mask areas where paint is not wanted, preserving white space. Liquid frisket dries quickly and peels or rubs off easily when no longer needed; adhesive film must be cut to shape and is removed via its low-tack adhesive.
editorial note: This could be considered a material, as well
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

ink wash
type: Concept
broader: wet-into-wet wash
definition: A watercolor wash of ink.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Cadmium Red Light
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
ARGB: FF951722
symbol: CRL
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Cadmium Red Light
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 50

Serial sculptural practice
type: Concept
alternative label: Serial sculpture
alternative label: Sculptural series
broader: Sculpture Term
definition: An artistic practice in which a sculptor produces a sequence of related works that systematically vary parameters such as structure, material, scale, or content, generating meaning through variation and accumulation.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Distinguishes deliberate serial investigation from unrelated individual works; precedents include Judd, LeWitt, and Rodin's thematic groupings.

White Group
type: Concept
broader: Major Historical Pigments
definition: Historical white pigments.

Site-specific installation
type: Concept
alternative label: Site-specific art
alternative label: Site-responsive installation
broader: Criticism
definition: An artwork created to exist in a particular location, with its meaning and form shaped by the physical, social, or architectural characteristics of that site.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies to works whose placement in a specific environment is integral to their conceptual and formal impact.

Computer Graphics Processes
type: ConceptScheme
definition: The steps performed in the creation of a computer graphics creative work.
has top concept: computer graphics process

Value Structure
type: Concept
alternative label: Tonal Structure
alternative label: Value Pattern
broader: Composition
definition: The overall organization of light and dark areas within a composition.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Luminosity

Sculptural Modeling of Figures and Form Elements
type: Concept
order: 3
broader: Digital Sculpture Process
definition: Model figures and forms with sculptural intent, refine silhouette and negative space, prepare topology for integration.
editorial note: Modeling choices should serve force readability. Silhouette, proportion, and the treatment of negative space all contribute to whether tension and compression read as legible structure rather than decoration.
in scheme: Digital Sculpture Processes
related: Integration of Figures and Structural System
top concept of: Digital Sculpture Processes

HDRI (High Dynamic Range Image)
type: Concept
alternative label: Environment Map
broader: Lighting, Rendering & Compositing
definition: High-range panoramic image used as a light source and reflection environment in rendering.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: PBR (Physically Based Rendering)
related: Dynamic Range
related: Global Illumination (GI)

facture
type: Concept
broader: painting technique
definition: the quality of the execution of a painting; an artist's characteristic handling of the paint. 'Manet's sensuous facture'
in scheme: Painting Terms

cold-pressed paper
type: Concept
alternative label: Cold Pressed
broader: watercolor material
definition: The most commonly used type of watercolour paper; a heavy weight; absorbent paper featuring a pronounced toothy finish and sized to accept watermedia (see; sizing).Highest quality cold pressed papers may be hand-made and will contain 100% cotton fibres; they're loved for their irregular rough texture and reliable performance and absorbency
hidden label: NOT paper
hidden label: cold press
hidden label: not-pressed
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Drawing and Masking Setup
type: Concept
order: 3
alternative label: Under-drawing and Reserves
broader: watercolor process
definition: Light drawing or transfer, masking fluid placement, planning hard and soft edges.
editorial note: The more the pencil dictates, the less the wash can discover. Let paint lead whenever possible.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: masking
related: masking fluid
related: Accents and Detailing
related: underdrawing
related: pen nib mask
related: Development Through Layering
scope note: Keep lines minimal; think scaffolding, not blueprint. Mask selectively to preserve crucial highlights.

Frozen moment
type: Concept
alternative label: Suspended instant
alternative label: Arrested motion
broader: Sculpture Term
definition: A sculptural or pictorial convention in which a transient, dynamic action is captured and held in permanent stasis, emphasizing the tension between movement and stillness.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Applies broadly to sculpture and painting depicting figures in mid-action poses that imply temporal suspension.

Prussian blue
type: Concept
Colour Index Code: PB27
broader: Blue Group
definition: Iron(III) hexacyanoferrate; first modern synthetic blue (early 18th c.); deep greenish-blue undertone and strong tinting strength.
related: Ultramarine blue, natural

Continuous Tension Network
type: Concept
broader: Structural Elements
definition: The web of cables that connects all struts, maintaining the structural form.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Safety and Handling
type: Concept
broader: Sculpture Term
definition: Practices that mitigate risk to people and works during fabrication, transport, and installation.
in scheme: Sculpture Terms
related: Materials for Sculpture

casein
type: Concept
broader: watercolor material
definition: A fast-drying, water-soluble paint derived from milk protein with properties similar to gouache.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: mixed media technique

color relationship
type: Concept
broader: painting term
definition: Defines how colors interact, harmonize, or contrast with each other within a composition.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms

Buckling
type: Concept
broader: Structural and Analytical Terms
definition: The loss of stability in a compression member when the compressive force exceeds a critical threshold. Buckling sets an upper limit on how slender tensegrity struts may be before failure or large deformation.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

pen nib painting
type: Concept
broader: Texture Technique
definition: Dipping a pen nib into watercolor paint and drawing on paper creates controlled, potentially very fine lines. A glass dip pen offers similar results with greater paint capacity.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

SVG (vector)
type: Concept
broader: File Formats
definition: XML-based vector graphics format with support for interactivity and scalability.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Vector Graphics

Reference
type: Concept
broader: knowledge system
definition: Alluding to something as a source of information.
in scheme: Topic

Optical Abstraction
type: Concept
alternative label: Light-driven Abstraction
broader: Optical Composition Strategy
definition: A passage or zone in an otherwise representational painting where the behavior of light reduces objects to color, pattern, and gesture rather than legible description. The subject becomes the optical event rather than the depicted thing.
editorial note: Source: 20260309. Broader updated to OpticalCompositionStrategy.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Selective economy
related: Reflective Symmetry
related: Acqua Alta
scope note: In the St. Mark's painting, the foreground reflections constitute optical abstraction: the basilica and figures are reduced to vertical color signatures and broken strokes.

Virtual sculpture
type: Concept
alternative label: Digital sculpture
alternative label: 3D virtual sculpture
broader: Sculpture Term
definition: A three-dimensional sculptural work that exists primarily or exclusively in digital form, typically experienced through screen-based or immersive viewing technologies rather than as a physical object.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms
scope note: Distinguishes from physical sculpture; use for works designed for digital presentation such as web-based 3D viewers.

Magic Eraser
type: Concept
broader: Texture Technique
definition: Rubbed on dry watercolor paint, a Magic Eraser acts as fine sandpaper to lift and trap pigment, useful for effects such as creating a horizon line with deeper color below and lighter color above.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Strathmore Bristol Vellum
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaper
has paper finish: vellum surface
has paper weight: 1000
broader: Art Paper
definition: A vellum finish drawing surface.
in scheme: Art Material Scheme
position: 3
size: 9x12

Digital Art Notes
type: ConceptScheme
comment: This is a rather flat scheme. Mostly an operational aid.
definition: All google Keep note instances for digital artworks belong to this scheme.

Helicity
type: Concept
broader: Geometric and Symmetry Terms
definition: The degree or rate of rotational twist along an axis. In tensegrities, helicity governs how strongly one polygonal end of a module is rotated relative to the other, affecting both structural response and visual energy.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

acrylic ink
type: Concept
broader: Texture Technique
definition: Colored acrylic ink applied to watercolor causes pigment separation similar to oil in water. Other high-pigment watercolor alternatives such as Brusho produce comparable results. The outcome is a mixed-media creation with a distinctive dispersed appearance.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: mixed media technique

Lead white
type: Concept
Colour Index Code: PW1
broader: White Group
definition: Basic lead carbonate; historic staple white with high opacity and warm tone.

T3 prism
type: Concept
cable count: 9
member count: 12
strut count: 3
vertex count: 6
alternative label: triangular tensegrity antiprism
alternative label: 3-strut tensegrity prism
broader: Tensegrity Prism (Tn)
definition: A 3-strut tensegrity antiprism with two parallel triangular vertex rings, mutually rotated; a continuous cable network forms two 3-edge rings and three helical cross-cables, stabilizing three isolated struts in self-stress.
note: Chiral: realizable in left-handed or right-handed forms depending on ring rotation; typical cable layout = 2n (ring) + n (helical) with n=3.
related: Chirality
related: antiprism

Topic
type: Concept
broader: Interpretation
definition: The specific subject, theme, or main idea of a conversation, piece of writing, speech, or research.
in scheme: Topic

Viewing distance effect
type: Concept
alternative label: Optical blending at distance
alternative label: Distance-dependent resolution
broader: Composition
definition: The phenomenon by which discrete marks or color patches merge into unified tonal or luminous effects when viewed from the painting's intended distance.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies when the artist calibrates mark scale so that close inspection reveals constructed marks while normal viewing distance produces integrated surface effects.

Perceptual oscillation
type: Concept
alternative label: Representational-abstract oscillation
broader: Representational-abstract spectrum
definition: A visual dynamic in which the viewer's perception alternates between recognizing representational content and experiencing abstract formal qualities within the same work.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies to works that deliberately sustain ambiguity between depiction and abstraction as a compositional strategy.

Surrogate observer
type: Concept
alternative label: Surrogate viewer
alternative label: Repoussoir figure
broader: Viewer Positioning Strategy
definition: A figure within a composition whose posture or placement invites the viewer to identify with their vantage point, positioning the audience within the depicted scene.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Often a figure seen from behind or at the composition's edge, acting as a proxy for the viewer's gaze.

staining colors
type: Concept
alternative label: Staining
broader: watercolor term
definition: Pigments that absorb into the paper before the water evaporates, making them difficult to lift and prone to leaving a permanent stain. Staining is a property of the pigment itself, not an indicator of paint quality. Pthalo colors are common examples; viridian is a non-staining, sedimentary alternative.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Major Historical Pigments
type: Concept
broader: pigment
definition: Canonical set of historically significant pigments used in artworks across periods and regions.
in scheme: HistoricalPigmentsScheme

Warm-cool dialogue
type: Concept
alternative label: Warm-cool contrast
alternative label: Temperature contrast
broader: Color Temperature
definition: The deliberate juxtaposition and interplay of warm and cool color passages to create spatial, structural, or expressive effects within a composition.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Use when warm and cool passages are set in active opposition rather than merely coexisting.

Digital Modeling and Assembly
type: Concept
broader: Creation Process
definition: Constructing and organizing forms in a 3D environment, including part to part alignment and hierarchy.
in scheme: Sculpture Terms
note: Covers mesh, curve, surface, and rig based assemblies for sculpture scale and intent.
related: Materials for Sculpture
related: Tools

over-painting
type: Concept
broader: watercolor technique
definition: Using opaque white water-based paint (such as Titanium White Gouache or Chinese White) to clean up muddy areas, restore white space, create highlights, or sharpen blurry edges. Widely practiced despite some traditionalists viewing it as unconventional.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: brushing paint

Burnt Umber
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
ARGB: FF785D40
symbol: BU
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: David Davis
material: Homemade Watercolor Medium
position: 26

L. Cornelissen & Son
type: Concept
alternative label: LCS
broader: Art Supply Provider
definition: A pigment manufacturer(?) and retailer

pastel scrape
type: Concept
broader: watercolor technique
definition: Scraping pastel dust off a suitably colored pastel with a sharp blade into a wet wash. Works well with sedimentary pigments and a similar-colored pastel; test the pastel color against a dry patch of the wash first.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
related: mixed media technique

Cropping
type: Concept
alternative label: Framing
broader: Composition
definition: The selection of what to include and exclude at the edges of a composition.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Adventurous cropping is cutting into forms at the edges to create dynamism and imply continuation beyond the frame.

Limited Palette
type: Concept
alternative label: Restricted Palette
broader: Palette Construction
definition: A deliberately constrained selection of colors, typically three to six, from which all mixtures are derived.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Color Harmony
scope note: Often used as a learning exercise or to achieve unified color harmony.

Art Supply Provider
type: Organization
type: Concept
broader: agents
definition: A Provider of art supplies either directly or indirectly to the public

Integration of Figures and Structural System (RS)
type: Concept
order: 4
broader: Integration of Figures and Structural System
definition: Bind figures to tensegrity nodes and axes; balance symmetry, asymmetry, and chirality; reveal readable lines of tension.
editorial note: This is the point at which the work becomes unmistakably yours. When figure placements feel inevitable and the tension network reads at a glance, the sculpture acquires the calm of necessity rather than the noise of options.
in scheme: Digital Sculpture Processes
related: Materials, Light Logic and Rendering Setup (RS)

Materials for Sculpture
type: Concept
broader: Sculpture Term
definition: Substances and stock used in constructing sculpture, physical or digital.
in scheme: Sculpture Terms
note: Includes digital assets as immaterial materials when used as primary modeling matter.
related: Tools
related: Safety and Handling

Edge hierarchy
type: Concept
alternative label: Edge variation
alternative label: Edge orchestration
broader: Edge Handling
definition: The deliberate variation of edge qualities throughout a composition, ranging from sharp to soft to lost, to control the viewer's eye movement and spatial perception.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Distinct from individual hard or soft edges; refers to the systematic orchestration of edge qualities across an entire work.

bamboo brush
type: Concept
broader: watercolor tool
definition: An inexpensive Chinese-style brush with a bamboo handle and natural hair (often squirrel), suited to loose, painterly strokes such as natural-looking foliage and skies.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Organic-geometric contrast
type: Concept
alternative label: Biomorphic-geometric dialogue
broader: Composition
definition: A compositional strategy that juxtaposes organic or figurative forms with geometric or engineered structures to create visual and conceptual tension.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applicable across media where curvilinear natural forms are set against rectilinear or mathematical structures.

natural patterns
type: Concept
broader: Composition
definition: A pattern is a design in which lines, shapes, forms or colours are repeated. The part that is repeated is called a motif. Natural patterns echo forms and patterns found in nature.
in scheme: Visual Art Terms
note: gracefulness

Bone black
type: Concept
Colour Index Code: PBk9
broader: Black Group
definition: Carbonized animal bone containing hydroxyapatite; slightly warmer undertone than lamp black.

impasto
type: Concept
broader: painting technique
definition: Paint that is applied to a canvas or panel in quantities that make it stand out from the surface.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Concept & Design
type: Concept
broader: digital art term
definition: Early-phase activities that establish intent, mood, and composition prior to detailed production.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
top concept of: Digital Fine Art Production

Dexiosis
type: Concept
alternative label: Handshake gesture
alternative label: Clasping of right hands
broader: Historical and Conceptual Terms
definition: A gesture of clasping right hands signifying greeting, agreement, or guest-friendship, widely depicted in ancient Greek and Roman art as a symbol of bond or covenant.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: In figurative sculpture, dexiosis encodes a narrative of alliance or recognition that contrasts with surrounding gestures of conflict.

Three Color Black
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
contains paint: Cadmium Yellow
contains paint: Ultramarine
contains paint: Alizarin Crimson
ARGB: FF595C65
symbol: 3CB
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
position: 1001

strut count
type: Property
comment: Number of compression members (discontinuous compression) in the configuration.
range: int

computer art term
type: Concept
broader: digital art term
definition: A term of art in computer art.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms

T4 prism (right-handed)
type: Concept
has chirality: Right-Handed
alternative label: right-handed T4
alternative label: RH T4
broader: T4 prism
definition: Right-handed 4-strut tensegrity antiprism with right-handed helical cross-cables.
related: Chirality

T4 prism
type: Concept
cable count: 12
member count: 16
strut count: 4
vertex count: 8
alternative label: square tensegrity antiprism
alternative label: 4-strut tensegrity prism
broader: Tensegrity Prism (Tn)
definition: A 4-strut tensegrity antiprism with two parallel square vertex rings in relative rotation; cables form two 4-edge rings and four helical cross-cables to stabilize four isolated struts.
note: Chiral: left-handed or right-handed according to the sense of ring rotation; canonical cable topology totals 3n for n=4.
related: antiprism
related: Chirality

Directional light logic
type: Concept
alternative label: Light logic
alternative label: Consistent light direction
broader: Value Structure
definition: The coherent depiction of how a single or dominant light source affects all surfaces in a composition, with planes turning toward the light appearing lighter and those turning away appearing darker.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Emphasizes the systematic relationship between light direction and surface orientation across an entire composition.

brushing paint
type: Concept
broader: painting technique
definition: The application of paint with a brush.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Spatial Recession
type: Concept
alternative label: Pictorial Depth
alternative label: Depth Illusion
broader: Composition
definition: The techniques by which a two-dimensional picture plane creates the illusion of three-dimensional space extending into the distance.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Temperature Shift

Mass organization
type: Concept
alternative label: Tonal mass organization
alternative label: Mass grouping
broader: Value Structure
definition: The compositional strategy of grouping forms into large unified tonal masses to establish pictorial structure before addressing internal detail.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Emphasizes the grouping of forms into light and dark masses as a primary compositional act.

Corrections and Cleanup (RS)
type: Concept
order: 8
broader: Corrections and Cleanup
definition: Selective lifting and edge softening on heavy paper; re-glazing to unify; remove masking; finalize value hierarchy.
editorial note: This is where your paintings often lock: the structure clarifies and the mood coheres.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: scrubbing
related: masking
related: Drying, Flattening and Surface Protection (RS)
related: watercolor glazing
related: lifting paint
related: Accents and Detailing (RS)
scope note: If a passage feels overbuilt, lift lightly and re-glaze to rejoin the painting's atmosphere.

Middle Band Dominance
type: Concept
alternative label: Center-weighted Composition
broader: Spatial Composition Strategy
definition: A compositional risk in which the primary narrative or visual activity is concentrated in the central horizontal band rather than anchored at the base or directed toward the top. Avoided by many painters due to risk of static or split composition; effective when the middle band functions as a chromatic membrane linking contrasting upper and lower registers.
editorial note: Source: 20260309. No ChatGPT equivalent. Succeeds when figures absorb and transmit color from both the ground plane below and the architectural field above, making the crowd a visual intermediary rather than a static centerpiece.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Crowd Scene
related: Horizontal Frieze Banding

Sculpture Terms
type: ConceptScheme
source: Q860861
definition: Terms related to the creation of sculpture.
note: Concept scheme for sculpture creation, tools, materials, and practice specific digital 3D terms.

Yellow Group
type: Concept
broader: Major Historical Pigments
definition: Historical yellow pigments.

Rigging
type: Concept
alternative label: Armature Setup
broader: 3D Modeling & Sculpting
definition: Creating skeletal controls and constraints to deform and animate a model.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Weight Painting
related: Topology

Pigment Discovery
type: Concept
alternative label: In-process Discovery
broader: watercolor technique
definition: An unexpected finding about pigment behavior, mixture, or interaction that occurs during the painting of a specific work and subsequently enters the artist's repertoire. Distinguished from planned technique by its accidental or exploratory origin.
editorial note: Source: 20260309. Example: discovering during the St. Mark's facade that turquoise mixed with Indian red produces a luminous gray particularly suited to sunlit stonework.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Complementary Mixed Gray
related: Chromatic Variation in Wash

Fabriano Artistico Grana Fina cold press
type: WatercolorPaper
type: Concept
has paper finish: Cold press
has paper weight: 300
broader: Art Paper
definition: A cold-press watercolor paper in sheets.
in scheme: Art Material Scheme
related: cold-pressed paper
position: 1
size: 22x30

Sense of place
type: Concept
alternative label: Genius loci
alternative label: Spirit of place
broader: Place Painting
definition: The quality in a painting that conveys the distinctive atmosphere, character, and identity of a specific location beyond mere topographic accuracy.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Distinguishes works that evoke the experiential quality of a place from those that merely depict its physical features.
scope note: Applies when a painting conveys the experiential and emotional qualities of a specific locale rather than just its appearance.

Inverted figure
type: Concept
alternative label: Upside-down figure
broader: Integration of Figures and Structural System
definition: A compositional device in which a human or anthropomorphic form is oriented upside down relative to the expected gravitational axis, disrupting conventional spatial reading.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Used in sculpture and painting to challenge gravitational assumptions, suggest weightlessness, or emphasize that structural forces other than gravity govern the composition.

brush side
type: Concept
broader: Texture Technique
definition: Collect paint on a brush, then rub the side of the brush across the paper so paint accumulates only on the peaks of the paper's uneven surface.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Layer Blending Modes
type: Concept
alternative label: Blend Modes
broader: Digital Drawing & Painting
definition: Mathematical operations that combine layer pixels to achieve compositing effects.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Compositing

Drying, Flattening and Surface Protection (RS)
type: Concept
order: 9
alternative label: Cure and Flatten (RS)
broader: Drying, Flattening and Surface Protection
definition: Minimal flattening on 300 lb paper; patient observation during drying to identify final adjustments.
editorial note: Silence in this step is productive: it protects the freshness you built earlier.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting Process
related: Presentation and Archival (RS)
scope note: Use the slow dry to judge whether the focal path still reads from across the room.

Two-Color Grey 7
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
contains paint: Cobalt Turquoise
contains paint: Burnt Sienna
ARGB: FF3C4A44
symbol: 2CG7
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
position: 1008

Sculpture proposal
type: Concept
alternative label: Sculptural proposal
alternative label: Maquette proposal
broader: Concept & Design
definition: A preliminary design or visualization of a sculpture, typically rendered digitally or as a physical maquette, intended to communicate the concept before full-scale fabrication.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms
scope note: Use for works presented as proposals or preliminary visualizations rather than finished sculptures.

Cool Colors
type: Concept
broader: Color Temperature
definition: Colors in the blue, green, and violet range that appear to recede visually and evoke coolness.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Warm Colors

Equilibrium
type: Concept
broader: Fundamental Concepts
definition: The condition where all forces in a tensegrity structure balance so that it is stable and motionless under given loads.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

nature
type: Concept
broader: painting concept
definition: A reference to the representation of things found in nature.
in scheme: Painting Terms

Exposed armature
type: Concept
alternative label: Visible armature
alternative label: Armature as form
broader: Composition
definition: A compositional strategy in which the internal support structure of a sculpture is left visible and treated as an integral part of the finished work rather than concealed.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Distinguishes works where the armature carries aesthetic or symbolic meaning from those where it is merely hidden infrastructure.

Homemade Watercolor Medium
type: Recipe
type: Concept
broader: Watercolor Medium
definition: A gum-arabic based watercolor binding medium.
recipe ingredient: gum arabic powder, distilled water, glycerine (humectant), essential oil of clove, essential oild of rosemary
recipe instructions: 1. Dissolve the gum Arabic powder: Dissolve two-part gum Arabic powder in four parts warm distilled water. Pour slowly and stir continuously for 10-15 minutes. 2. Add Humectant: Add one part of honey or glycerine (humectant) into the binder mixture at this stage. 3. Natural preservative: Add a couple of drops of essential oil (clove/rosemary) to the binder solution. 4. Let the solution stand for 24-48hrs to allow complete hydration of the gum arabic particles before use.

Materials, Light Logic and Rendering Setup
type: Concept
order: 5
alternative label: Materials and HDRI Setup
broader: Digital Sculpture Process
definition: Select materials, control reflectance, choose HDRI environments, and configure lighting to reveal tension and form.
editorial note: Materials and light are not afterthoughts. Reflectance and HDRI selection can either collapse subtle tension lines or make them sing. Treat this step as a sculptural decision made with photons.
in scheme: Digital Sculpture Processes
related: Presentation, Interactive Viewing and Contextualization
related: Export, Optimization and File Preparation (.glb)
top concept of: Digital Sculpture Processes

Output & Presentation
type: Concept
broader: digital art term
definition: Preparation for display, print, archival, or distribution, including file formats and color management.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
top concept of: Digital Fine Art Production

Atmospheric separation
type: Concept
alternative label: Aerial recession
alternative label: Aerial depth separation
alternative label: Atmospheric depth
broader: Spatial Recession
definition: The use of value, color temperature, and edge softness to distinguish spatial planes and create the illusion of atmosphere between forms at different depths.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Emphasizes the perceptual separation between spatial layers rather than the overall depth illusion.
scope note: Emphasizes the perceptual separation between planes rather than the overall illusion of depth.

Clipping Mask
type: Concept
alternative label: Clipping Group
broader: Digital Drawing & Painting
definition: Constrains a layer's visibility to the shape of another layer below.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Masking (digital)

Phthalo Blue
type: Concept
type: WatercolorPaint
has pigment: phthalo-blue-pigment.html
ARGB: FF166298
symbol: PHB
broader: Watercolor Paint
hidden label: Phthalo Blue
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
brand: L. Cornelissen & Son
position: 44

Spatial oscillation
type: Concept
alternative label: Flattening and deepening
alternative label: Depth oscillation
broader: Spatial Composition Strategy
definition: A pictorial condition in which the composition alternates between shallow, surface-oriented flatness and convincing spatial recession, creating a pulsing sense of depth.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Distinct from simple spatial recession; describes an active back-and-forth between flatness and depth within a single work.

Delayed recognition
type: Concept
alternative label: Deferred legibility
broader: Viewer as participant
definition: A compositional strategy in which the central meaning or subject of a work becomes apparent only after sustained engagement rather than immediate viewing.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Distinct from ambiguity; the meaning is recoverable through attention rather than permanently withheld.

watercolor paint preparation
type: Concept
broader: painting preparation
definition: The process includes hydrating paint cakes, creating mixes and dilutions. The process can include creating new watercolor paint from raw pigment and watercolor binder solution. This involves mulling the paints and binder together. The mixture is then allowed to dry forming a 'cake'.
in scheme: Painting processes

Optical Composition Strategy
type: Concept
broader: Composition
definition: A compositional approach in which the organization of the painting is governed primarily by the behavior of light, reflection, or color perception rather than by descriptive spatial perspective.
editorial note: Adopted from ChatGPT source. Provides useful parent for OpticalAbstraction, OpticalReflectionField, and ReflectiveSymmetry.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme

Developmental Edge
type: Concept
alternative label: Area for Development
alternative label: Growth Edge
broader: Criticism
definition: An aspect of practice where growth is possible; a challenge or limitation that reappears across works.
editorial note: Framed constructively as opportunity rather than deficit.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Technical Strength

Value contrast as focal device
type: Concept
alternative label: Value-driven focal point
alternative label: Contrast-based focal area
broader: Focal hierarchy
definition: A compositional strategy in which surrounding areas are given greater density or depth of value to direct the viewer's eye toward a lighter or less-modeled focal area.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Distinct from general value structure in that it describes the deliberate manipulation of surrounding values to create a focal point.

Skybox environment
type: Concept
alternative label: Skybox backdrop
alternative label: Environment skybox
broader: Lighting, Rendering & Compositing
definition: A panoramic background image mapped onto the interior of a virtual cube or sphere to simulate a surrounding environment in 3D rendering and real-time viewers.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms
scope note: Use for the environmental backdrop technique in 3D rendering, distinct from HDRI lighting maps.

Weight Painting
type: Concept
alternative label: Vertex Weights
broader: 3D Modeling & Sculpting
definition: Assignment of per-vertex influence values that determine how bones deform a mesh.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Rigging

Color Confidence
type: Concept
broader: Criticism
definition: Willingness to use bold, saturated colors decisively rather than defaulting to safe, muted choices.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: intensity
related: Chromatic Shadows

Paper as light source
type: Concept
alternative label: White of the paper
broader: Reserved Whites
definition: The watercolor technique of allowing the unpainted white surface of the paper to serve as the primary source of luminosity and light within the composition.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting
scope note: Distinct from reserved whites as a technique; emphasizes the conceptual role of the paper surface as an active light-generating element rather than mere absence of paint.

gesso underpainting
type: Concept
broader: watercolor technique
definition: Rough gesso brushstrokes applied before painting to add textural interest beyond standard watercolor paper. Watercolor gesso or absorbent ground works best; must be fully dry before painting. Sedimentary colors settle into the crevasses, enhancing the texture.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Contre-jour
type: Concept
alternative label: Against the light
alternative label: Backlighting
broader: Composition
definition: A lighting condition in which the light source is positioned behind the subject, producing silhouettes, rim-lighting, and value compression where forms are defined by edge glow rather than interior modulation.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies to both photographic and painted depictions where the primary light source is behind the subject relative to the viewer.

Archival Print (Giclee)
type: Concept
alternative label: Giclee Print
broader: Output & Presentation
definition: High-resolution, pigment-based inkjet print on archival media for fine art reproduction.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Proofing
related: Color Management

Visual Weight
type: Concept
broader: Composition
definition: The perceived heaviness or importance of an element within a composition, determined by size, color, value, position, and density.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Visual Hierarchy
related: Compositional Balance

Selective simplification
type: Concept
alternative label: Selective abstraction
broader: Criticism
definition: The deliberate reduction of observed detail in selected areas of a composition to maintain painterly quality and direct viewer attention, while retaining enough information for optical persuasiveness.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Describes the strategic choice to abstract or reduce detail in parts of a work rather than rendering uniformly, balancing realism with expressive mark-making.

Conceptual / Workflow
type: Concept
broader: digital art term
definition: Process philosophies, organizational methods, and computational paradigms guiding production.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
top concept of: Digital Fine Art Production

lost and found edges
type: Concept
alternative label: Lost & Found Edges
broader: watercolor technique
definition: When a foreground object's edge matches the tonal value of its background, the edge becomes indiscernible even though the brain still perceives it. Used deliberately to suggest movement or depth. A found edge is the reverse effect.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Mediterranean palette
type: Concept
alternative label: Sun-baked palette
broader: Palette Construction
definition: A warm color palette dominated by ochres, terracottas, salmon pinks, and dusty earth tones characteristic of Mediterranean architecture and landscape.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Applies to paintings that employ a warm earth-tone palette evoking Mediterranean light and materials.

Still Life
type: Concept
alternative label: Nature Morte
broader: Subject Matter
definition: Depictions of inanimate objects, typically arranged on a tabletop.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme

Global Illumination (GI)
type: Concept
broader: Lighting, Rendering & Compositing
definition: Simulation of indirect light transport via interreflections and color bleeding.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Ray Tracing
related: Ambient Occlusion (AO)

Privileged vantage point
type: Concept
alternative label: Revelatory viewpoint
alternative label: Optimal viewing angle
broader: Viewer Positioning Strategy
definition: A specific viewing angle from which a three-dimensional work's compositional logic, spatial relationships, or thematic content becomes most legible.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Applies to sculpture and installation where meaning resolves differently depending on the viewer's position, analogous to how contrapposto reveals itself through circumambulation.

Morphogenesis
type: Concept
broader: Tensegrity Art Terms
definition: The generative process by which a tensegrity form emerges or evolves. The term is borrowed from biology and used in architecture and sculpture to frame tensegrity as something that 'grows' rather than something merely assembled.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Schmincke & Company
type: Concept
alternative label: SCC
broader: Art Supply Provider
definition: A pigment manufacturer

Tensegrity Robotics
type: Concept
broader: Applications and Contexts
definition: Robots that use tensegrity frameworks for mobility, flexibility, and shock absorption.
in scheme: Tensegrity Terms

Advanced Watercolor Techniques (article)
type: Collection
definition: Once you have mastered the basic skills of color mixing, applying washes, softening edges, dropping in color etc. there are a number of more advanced watercolor techniques you can incorporate into your work.
member: washed ink
member: dragging paint
member: gesso underpainting
member: scraping dry paint
member: Japanese rice paper
member: paper blotting
member: pressingintowetpaper
member: pastel scrape
member: candle wax resist
member: opaque gouache contrast
member: sprayed ink
member: washed ink with gouache mask
member: cling wrap wash
member: paper masking
member: masking

pan
type: Concept
broader: watercolor tool
definition: Small, thumbnail-sized paint containers that slot into portable trays, most often used for painting in sketchbooks and outdoors.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

plein air
type: Concept
broader: painting technique
definition: Painting outdoors; from the French "en plein air."
in scheme: Painting Terms

Structural incompleteness
type: Concept
alternative label: Unresolved structure
alternative label: Deliberate incompleteness
broader: Composition
definition: A compositional strategy in which a recognizable structural system is presented with elements visibly missing or unresolved, so that the absence itself becomes expressive content.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Differs from non finito in that the incompleteness is structural and systematic rather than a matter of surface finish; the viewer recognizes what the complete system would be.

round brush
type: Concept
broader: watercolor tool
definition: A commonly used watercolor brush with hairs tapering to a fine point. Highly versatile: suitable for washes, fine details, and broad strokes.
in scheme: Watercolor Painting

Anthropomorphic strut
type: Concept
alternative label: Figurative compression member
broader: Strut (Compression Member)
definition: A structural compression element in a tensegrity or similar system that is represented by or takes the form of a human figure.
in scheme: Digital Art Terms
scope note: Used when human figures serve as the compression members within a tensegrity sculpture.

GLB (glTF binary)
type: Concept
alternative label: glTF Binary
broader: File Formats
definition: Binary form of glTF optimized for compact delivery of PBR-ready 3D assets on the web.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: PBR (Physically Based Rendering)
related: HDRI (High Dynamic Range Image)

Water and Reflections
type: Concept
broader: Subject Matter
definition: The depiction of water surfaces and their reflective properties.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
related: Reserved Whites
related: transparent
scope note: A challenging subject requiring understanding of both transparency and reflection, often testing an artist's full technical range.

Two-Color Grey 2
type: WatercolorPaint
type: Concept
contains paint: Potters Pink
contains paint: Azure
ARGB: FF8EA1A7
symbol: 2CG2
broader: Watercolor Paint
in scheme: Watercolor Paints
position: 1003

Retopology
type: Concept
alternative label: Retopo
broader: 3D Modeling & Sculpting
definition: Rebuilding dense or sculpted meshes into cleaner, animation-friendly topology.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Topology
related: Rigging

Mood Board
type: Concept
alternative label: Reference Board
broader: Concept & Design
definition: A curated collage of references establishing aesthetic, palette, material, and lighting cues.
in scheme: Digital Fine Art Production
related: Color Profile / Color Space
related: Color Script

Axial composition
type: Concept
alternative label: Central axis composition
broader: Composition
definition: A compositional structure organized along a dominant central axis that directs the viewer's eye into or through the pictorial space.
in scheme: Watercolor Criticism Scheme
scope note: Distinct from symmetrical balance; the axis provides directional thrust rather than mirror equivalence.