Specialist dictionary

Visual art

General vocabulary for visual artworks, artistic media and creative practice.

Core vocabulary

104 featured terms

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Agate linenoun

space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

Artnoun

a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"

Artnoun

photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"

Artistnoun

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

Artistrynoun

a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"

Artworknoun

photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"

Colornoun

the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturati…

Colornoun

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengt…

Coloringnoun

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengt…

Colournoun

the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturati…

Colournoun

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengt…

Colouringnoun

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengt…

Composingnoun

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is essential in…

Compositionnoun

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is essential in…

Creative personnoun

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

formnoun

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"

formnoun

a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but th…

Grainnoun

the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); "breadfruit has…

Graphicsnoun

photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"

Kindnoun

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"

Linenoun

space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

Mediumnoun

someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums"

Nontextual matternoun

photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"

Ocularadjective

visible; "be sure of it; give me the ocular proof" - Shakespeare; "a visual presentation"; "a visual image"

Patternnoun

a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but th…

Prowessnoun

a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"

Sensitivenoun

someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums"

Shapenoun

a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but th…

Sortnoun

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"

Spiritualistnoun

someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums"

Texturenoun

the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); "breadfruit has…

Varietynoun

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"

Visualadjective

visible; "be sure of it; give me the ocular proof" - Shakespeare; "a visual presentation"; "a visual image"

Antitypenoun

an opposite or contrasting type

Art formnoun

(architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture)

Aviationnoun

the art of operating aircraft

Brandnoun

a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"

Carvernoun

an artist who creates sculptures

Classicnoun

an artist who has created classic works

Classicistnoun

an artistic person who adheres to classicism

Colornoun

(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"

Colorationnoun

appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration"

Colournoun

(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"

Complexionnoun

the coloring of a person's face

Decoratornoun

someone who decorates

Descriptionnoun

sort or variety; "every description of book was there"

Drawernoun

an artist skilled at drawing

Drawingnoun

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper; "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7"

Eristicnoun

the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)

Etchernoun

someone who etches

Falconrynoun

the art of training falcons to hunt and return

Flavornoun

(physics) the six kinds of quarks

Flavournoun

(physics) the six kinds of quarks

Fortificationnoun

the art or science of strengthening defenses

Fractalnoun

(mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry

Genrenoun

a kind of literary or artistic work

Genusnoun

a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"

Gridnoun

a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines

Heathernoun

interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color

Homileticsnoun

the art of preaching

Horologynoun

the art of designing and making clocks

Ilknoun

a kind of person; "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk"

Illustrationnoun

artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

Illustratornoun

an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.)

Impressionistnoun

an artist who follows the theories of Impressionism

Kaleidoscopenoun

a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes

Likenoun

a kind of person; "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk"

Likenoun

a similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like"; "we don't want the likes of you around here"

Maestronoun

an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters"

Makenoun

a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"

Mannernoun

a kind; "what manner of man are you?"

Masternoun

an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters"

Minstrelsynoun

the art of a minstrel

Modelnoun

a type of product; "his car was an old model"

Modernistnoun

an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles

Mosaicnoun

a pattern resembling a mosaic

Mottlenoun

an irregular arrangement of patches of color; "it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green"

Musiciannoun

artist who composes or conducts music as a profession

Oenologynoun

the art of wine making

Painternoun

an artist who paints

Photographernoun

someone who takes photographs professionally

Puppetrynoun

the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows

Romanticnoun

an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism

Romanticistnoun

an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism

Sandinessnoun

The property of containing sand.; "The sandiness of the soil face extending into the night above and in front of us was due to the gradual pulve…

Sculptornoun

an artist who creates sculptures

Sculpturernoun

an artist who creates sculptures

Shadenoun

a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"

Speciesnoun

a specific kind of something; "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy"

Statue makernoun

an artist who creates sculptures

Strandnoun

a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic…

Stripenoun

a kind or category; "businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal"

Stylenoun

a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand"

Stylistnoun

an artist who is a master of a particular style

Symbolistnoun

a member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols

Taxidermynoun

the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance

Telescopynoun

the art of making and using telescopes

Tincturenoun

a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"

Tintnoun

a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"

Tonenoun

a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"

Typenoun

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"

Ventriloquismnoun

the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)

Ventriloquynoun

the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)

Visibleadjective

capable of being seen; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expr…