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painting - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre" |
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graphic art the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking
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abstraction a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
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cityscape painting depicting a city or urban area
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daub an unskillful painting
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distemper a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery
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finger-painting painting by using the fingers to spread the paint
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ikon,
icon a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church
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landscape a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery
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miniature,
illumination a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
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monochrome painting done in a range of tones of a single color
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mural,
wall painting a painting that is applied to a wall surface
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nude painting,
nude a painting of a naked human figure
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oil painting the art or method of painting with oil paints
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pentimento the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age)
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sand painting a painting done by Amerindians (especially Navaho); made of fine colored sands on a neutral background
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waterscape,
seascape a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)
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semi-abstraction a semiabstract painting
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still life a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers
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tanka a Tibetan religious painting on fabric
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trompe l'oeil a painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality
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water-color,
water-colour,
watercolor,
watercolour the art or technique of painting with watercolors
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painting - creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years" |
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artistic creation,
artistic production,
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 said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
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beaux arts,
fine arts the study and creation of visual works of art
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distemper a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery
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fresco a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
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impasto painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible
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oil painting the art or method of painting with oil paints
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water-color,
water-colour,
watercolor,
watercolour the art or technique of painting with watercolors
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painting - the act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush" |
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coating,
covering,
application a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"
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spray painting applying paint with a sprayer
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spatter,
spattering,
splashing,
splattering,
splash the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
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finger-painting painting by using the fingers to spread the paint
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painting - the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew" |
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craft,
trade a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
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building,
construction a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
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