(1894 - 1966) After the years following the declaration of independence from Russia in 1917, Aaltonen became the icon of the patriotic spirit of Finland.  He was a sculptor who is known especially for his bronze monument to the runner Paavo Nurmi and for his bust of the musical composer, Sibelius.

In calligraphy, a waistline refers to a guideline that displays the appropriate position of the upper boundary of the x-height.

A substance mixed into water-based paints or water in order to lessen the tension of the liquid’s surface.
   
 

A painting technique that involves a binder created from water-soluble gum.  Opaque and transparent watercolors and their many colors may be used. 

Using a waxy medium to create a design; a wash of color is layered over the design to create a desired effect. 

An artist needs exposure for his artwork.  To do this, one may work with organizations, websites and galleries to display the work.  In working with anyone or organization, an artist needs to maintain control over his rights of the artwork.  Gaining exposure via the web is a popular to present one’s artwork.  However, it is important to take necessary precautions because people can easily download one’s artwork images.  To prevent copyright infringement, one should incorporate a copyright notice in the image file that includes the “©” symbol and one’s name.  Also, adding a watermark on the image notifies people immediately that the artwork is protected.  Moreover, one should include a statement that clearly states that one’s images are subject to copyright and that the artist’s rights are reserved.  And lastly, it is ideal to format one’s images online that that they cannot be downloaded.

Weight is the amount of the thickness and size of a pen letter.  It is communicated through the relationship of nib width to height.

The work order and process used to complete joints, welds, and related runs.

A type of contact printing; the print is created on a printing device that involves film surrounded by a liquid that for temporarily fills-in scratches that may exist on the base.  This prevents the scratches from bouncing any light and the scratches from being visible on the print.  Usually answer prints are created with a wet gate.  Wet gate printing can be more expensive than other kinds of printing. 

The process of applying fresh paint on a surface that is still wet with other paint.  Also, called "Wet-into-wet".  The term applies both to like-and-like paint and mixed techniques (i.e. tempura into wet oil). 

The process of applying fresh paint on a surface that is still wet with other paint.  Also, called "wet on wet".  The term applies both to like-and-like paint and mixed techniques (i.e. tempura into wet oil). 

Also known as a Water Tension Breaker. A substance mixed into water-based paints or water in order to lessen the tension of the liquid’s surface.

Process of flowing water onto a stone prior to carving and polishing in order to assess patterns, vein location, and graining.

White space is the negative space on a page’s layout where there exists neither graphics or text.

A turpentine substitute; it is used to dilute oil paint.

Purified chalk that is ground with water and then dried in order to create pigment. 

Drawing is a tremendous asset for those willing to challenge themselves and learn it. 

A wide lens is a type of lens that contains a focal length shorter than 50mm in 35mm, and 25mm in 16mm.  It allows for a greater view of a big area.

Widow consists of the short last lines of paragraphs in a page’s design.  Widow is often considered inappropriate if it is divided from the paragraph by a column break, and is always considered inappropriate if it is divided from the rest of the paragraph by a page break.

A motor that moves around but not exactly 24 frames per second; it is not near enough for sync sound.  To be wild means that the picture and sound are not lined up properly. 

Sound that is often recorded to fill-in the sync takes; it is non-sync sound.  The sound is recorded when the camera is not filming a scene. 

Word wrap consists of the automatic removal of characters to the following line if the right margin is reached in a text editor or word processor. 

 
 

Workflow refers to the total system of printer, paper, scanner, monitor, and software that involves each item being set to work with the other items.  Workflow makes for efficient and accurate color management.   

 

A positive copy cut during the editing process from the original negative. (A reversal original can also create a workprint.)  A negative cutter cuts the original negative to pair up with the workprint for each scene.  From the cut negative comes an answer print.

A drawing or painting scene that is seen as though the observer is looking up from a position below it.  Properly used it relies on the oblique perspective.  All vertical lines will converge upward and be parallel to the picture plane. 

Pile face containing yard threads woven with an integral backing. 

A term that signals that shooting work is finished for the day, for a certain set, or for the entire film project.  If one is referring to the final film project work, one would say, “It’s a wrap!”  If one were referring to the work for the particular day, one would say, “ Wrap for the day!”