The surface is the ground upon which the medium is applied.
If you are painting with oils, you are likely using stretched canvas or masonite board as a surface. If you are drawing in pastels, your surface may be Canson paper.
Stylized Art
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Art made of pieces of paper, fabric and photographs, etc. glued to a surface is called a collage
A technique in art in which forms are rendered as surface patterns rather than how they would naturally appear are ________.
"Surface characteristics" merely describe the way a surface of a how the surface of a painting or sculpture looks or actually feels--rough, smooth, etc.