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SUBORDINATION— Subduing part of a picture to make it less important
than another part.
SUPERIMPOSED— Also called SUPER. One image or text placed over
another without totally obscuring the first.
SUPERIMPOSED IMAGE— A rangefinder that focuses an image by
requiring the alignment of two images over each other.
SUPPORT— The reinforcement or backing for a painted surface.
SURREALISM— An art movement whose objective is to explore the realm
of unconscious emotion and dreams.
SWATCH— A small sample specimen.
SWEDE PEN— A broad nibbed, adjustable ruling pen.
SWIPE FILE— See RESEARCH FILE.
SYMBOL— A visual element that represents something else.
SYMMETRY— Similarity in size, shape, and relative position of parts on
opposite sides of a dividing line.
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TABOURET— A portable cabinet used to hold the artist’s drawing tools and
materials.
TEAR SHEETS— Also called CLIP ART and PICTURE MORGUE.
TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATION— Drawings for technical reports,
proposals, manuals, and catalogs, as well as visual aids, briefing charts,
projecturals, slides, and posters.
TECHNIQUE— (1) The method of using a tool or medium; (2) The
characteristic appearance of a medium; (3) The particular style of an artist.
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