Glossary of Art Terms

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AEROPINTURA: A pictorial trend developed in the second Italian Futurism. It considers the airplane the ideal observatory of the new reality, where views are rolling and dynamic, and changing perspectives are reproduced using futuristic techniques.

ALMUHADILLADO: Masonry with beveled or recessed joints.

ANVIL: A tool used by blacksmiths or silversmiths (Tas) on which metal is hammered.

AUCTION: A public sale of property to the highest bidder.

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BALUSTRADE: A series of balusters forming a railing.

BISCUIT:

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Geometric Constructions: Triangles, Squares, Polygons, and Tangencies

Mapping Geometric Shapes

Mapping the Equilateral Triangle Knowing its Side

  1. Draw a line segment AB with the given side value.
  2. Using a compass opening equal to AB, draw two arcs centered at vertices A and B. These arcs will intersect at point C, the vertex opposite side AB.
  3. Connect C with A and B to form the triangle.

Tracing the Square Knowing its Side

  1. Draw side AB with the given value.
  2. Draw a perpendicular line at each of the vertices A and B using a set square and bevel. From A, draw a line forming a
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Ceramics: Techniques, Vocabulary, and Art Criticism

1. Clay: a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hardens when fired & can be molded by hand. 2. Slab: a building technique using a flattened down sheet of clay to create a tile or form. 3. Scoring: to rough up the surface of soft clay before joining to another piece. Slip is applied onto scoring marks. 4. Slip: has a glue-like quality; a wet & soupy form of clay used to join pieces of clay together. Color can also be added to use as surface decoration on unfired clay. 7 Elements

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Bar Reciepes

Name/GlassIngredientsGarnishProcedure
  • Deep Eddy Crush

16oz Cooler Glass

  • 1.5 oz deep eddy vodka
  • 3/4 oz Cointreau Orange Liqueur
  • 1.5 oz Fresh Sour
  • 3/4 oz Strawberry Purée
  • 3/4 oz Sprite
  • Lemon Wedge
  • Measure and pour everything into a mixing glass except the sprite
  • Fill the tin with 1.5 scoops of ice
  • Pour mixing glass into tin and seal
  • Shake 25 times
  • Pour into cooler glass with ice
  • Top with Sprite and add a lemon wedge
  • El Nino

Margarita Martini Glass

  • 1.5 oz Espolon Reposado Tequila
  • 3/4 oz Citrónge Extra Fine Orange
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JOJO

1.Life cycle:

Diversification strategy: It consists on penetrate several and very different markets simultaneously. This strategy allows the company risk diversification from depending on only one market, managing resources and investments from different categories and markets and normally having a huge dimension in terms of revenues. This strategy has a disadvantage based on the not specialization in one market and, sometimes, not developing properly the categories (not creating segments) or having

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JOJO

1.Life cycle:

Diversification strategy: It consists on penetrate several and very different markets simultaneously. This strategy allows the company risk diversification from depending on only one market, managing resources and investments from different categories and markets and normally having a huge dimension in terms of revenues. This strategy has a disadvantage based on the not specialization in one market and, sometimes, not developing properly the categories (not creating segments) or having

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