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Contents & notes: what this topic covers
Under ART TERMS, the JAMB Art syllabus expects you to study:
- 3. ART TERMS: Pigments, motif, greenware, armature, silhouette, chiaroscuro, cire-perdue, cotta etc.
- SECTION B
Study notes & guidance
Study ART TERMS using a recommended Art textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Art, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Objectives — candidates should be able to
After studying ART TERMS, you should be able to:
- Identify art terms; terra- v. link the terms to their areas of art;
- Use the terms in analyzing artworks.
These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Source: official JAMB UTME Art syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.
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