Comman Art Terms starting from Q

Glossary of Art Terms

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Quadrilateral:- in geometry, a four-sided polygon; examples include squares, rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, etc. Return to top

Quill: -a pen is made from a flight feather (preferably a primary) of a large bird, most often a goose. Quills were used as instruments for writing with ink before the metal dip pen, the fountain pen, and eventually the ball point pen came into use. Return to top

Quilting:- the process of making a Quilt from beginning to end. Or the actual act of sewing the layers of a quilt together, either by hand or by machine. Also refers to the finished lines of sewn thread that make up the quilting design. Return to top