Tone - How light or dark a colour or shade is. The light points are called highlights and the dark points are called shadows., Gradient - The technique of gradually transitioning from one colour or tone to another., Narrative Painting - Art that tells a story., Naïve - Naïve art is simple and can be described as unsophisticated or childlike in style., Collagraph - A Collagraph is printing process in which a textured surface is inked up and transferred onto another surface., Shape - A 2D area surrounded by edges or an outline. Some shapes are geometric (e.g. square) and some shapes are natural (e.g. a leaf), Pattern - When shapes, lines or colours are repeated they form a pattern., Tesselation - A pattern of shapes that fit together perfectly., Wax Resist - A decorative technique where wax is used to create a pattern. This is resistant to water based dyes.,

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