the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father"
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the art or method of painting with oil paints
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the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father"
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Painting and drawing, Visual art.the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father"
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Painting and drawing, Visual art.the art or technique of painting with watercolors
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Painting and drawing, Visual art.the art or technique of painting with watercolors
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Painting and drawing, Visual art.the art or technique of painting with watercolors
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Painting and drawing, Visual art.the art or technique of painting with watercolors
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Painting and drawing, Visual art.the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Painting and drawing, Visual art.the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Painting and drawing, Visual art.the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he s…
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Visual art.the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he s…
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Visual art.the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he s…
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Visual art.creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Visual art.touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly"
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Painting and drawing.an oil painting on canvas fabric
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Painting and drawing.an oil painting on canvas fabric
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Painting and drawing.a stick of black carbon material used for drawing
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Painting and drawing.a stick of black carbon material used for drawing
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A design or painting in thin transparent water colors; also, the mode of painting in such colors.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, painting, paints.marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence; "she paints with an assured hand"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, painting, paints.According to the French and American method of numeration, a thousand millions, or 1,000,000,000; according to the English method, a m…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, painting, paints.A painting all of one color, as a sepia painting, or an India painting.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, painting, paints.A vender of paints, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, painting, paints.A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening.…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, painting, paints.a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, painting, paints.The method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where heat is used to fix the colors.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, painting, paints.An ancient geometrical method in which an exhaustive process was employed. It was nearly equivalent to the modern method of limits.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, painting, paints.A method of analysis developed by Newton, and based on the conception of all magnitudes as generated by motion, and involving in their…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, painting, paints.a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, painting, paints.A method of painting with opaque colors, which have been ground in water and mingled with a preparation of gum; also, a picture thus p…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, painting, paints.One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.; also, the brush or tool used in graining.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, painting, paints.In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in house painting and the like.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, painting, paints.The theory or method of suggesting an effect or impression without elaboration of the details; -- a disignation of a recent fashion in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, painting, paints.The act of painting or staining, especially of painting the face.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, painting, paints.One who paints portraits.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, painting, paints.Classification; a mode or system of classifying natural objects according to certain common characteristics; as, the method of Theophr…
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