Specialist dictionary

Painting and drawing

Painting, drawing, colour, line, composition, media and techniques.

Core vocabulary

56 featured terms

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Brushverb

touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly"

Canvasnoun

an oil painting on canvas fabric

Canvassnoun

an oil painting on canvas fabric

Charcoalnoun

a stick of black carbon material used for drawing

Draftingnoun

the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father"

Draftsmanshipnoun

the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father"

Drawingnoun

the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father"

Fusainnoun

a stick of black carbon material used for drawing

Linear perspectivenoun

the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer

Oilnoun

oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist

Oil colornoun

oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist

Oil colournoun

oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist

Paintnoun

a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coa…

Paintingnoun

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting a…

Perspectivenoun

the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer

Picturenoun

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting a…

Pigmentnoun

a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coa…

Sketchnoun

preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"

Studynoun

preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"

Water-colornoun

the art or technique of painting with watercolors

Water-colournoun

the art or technique of painting with watercolors

Watercolornoun

the art or technique of painting with watercolors

Watercolournoun

the art or technique of painting with watercolors

Abstractionnoun

an abstract painting

Acrylicnoun

used especially by artists

Creaseverb

scrape gently; "graze the skin"

Daubnoun

an unskillful painting

Designnoun

a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; "the design of a building"

Distempernoun

a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder

Distempernoun

paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder

Draftnoun

a preliminary sketch of a design or picture

Enamelnoun

a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish

Encausticnoun

a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application

Flickverb

touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand"

Grazeverb

scrape gently; "graze the skin"

Iconnoun

a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church

Illuminationnoun

painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)

Landscapenoun

painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery

Miniaturenoun

painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)

Monochromenoun

painting done in a range of tones of a single color

Muralnoun

a painting that is applied to a wall surface

Nudenoun

a painting of a naked human figure

Oil paintingnoun

a picture painted with oil paints

Pyrographynoun

the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame

Rakeverb

scrape gently; "graze the skin"

Seascapenoun

a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)

Tankanoun

a Tibetan religious painting on fabric

tracingnoun

the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline

Vignettenoun

a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)

Water-colornoun

a painting produced with watercolors

Water-colournoun

a painting produced with watercolors

Watercolornoun

a painting produced with watercolors

Watercolournoun

a painting produced with watercolors

Waterscapenoun

a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)

Brushverb

sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"

Sweepverb

sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"