Painting
Art on walls
Painting is the act of applying pigment to a surface, or the work produced by doing so.
A painting is typically an artwork made with brushes and paint on canvas, wood, or paper: The museum acquired a new painting.
Painting also covers practical applications: The house needs painting.
To describe something as no oil painting is to say it's ugly.
Heavy woven cloth
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- artistMaker of creative works
exhibition · composition · palette · easel · portrait · landscape · still life · abstract
Mark left by painter's tool
- layeringForming successive strata
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- impastoHeavily applied pigment technique
wash · underpainting · dry brush · wet-on-wet · stippling · sgraffito · chiaroscuro · tonal
Artistic depiction of someone
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- seascapeOcean scene depiction
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- still lifeArt of inanimate objects
nude · historical · religious · mythological · self-portrait · figure · botanical · animal
canvas
Heavy woven cloth
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
artist · exhibition · composition · palette · easel · portrait · landscape · still life · abstract · impressionism
brushstroke
Mark left by painter's tool
impasto · wash · underpainting · dry brush · wet-on-wet · stippling · sgraffito · chiaroscuro · tonal · shading
portrait
Artistic depiction of someone
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- seascapeOcean scene depiction
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
still life · nude · historical · religious · mythological · self-portrait · figure · botanical · animal · abstract
wall
Vertical enclosing structure
house · trim · primer · roller · brush · coat · latex · enamel · satin · matte
thangka
Tibetan religious fabric painting
- ukiyo-eJapanese woodblock print tradition
- batikWax-resist fabric coloring
- Chinese scrollRolled vertical artwork
Paintingsculpture
Shaped three-dimensional art
statue · installation art · carving · pottery · bas-relief
Paintingerasing
Removing recorded marks
stripping · paint removal · destroying · sanding · obliterating
Paintingphotography
Creating images from light
photograph · snapshot · photorealism · video · film
- finger paintingArt using digits directly
- oil paintingArt made with linseed-bound pigments
- painting the townCelebrating extravagantly around town
- face paintingDecorating skin with designs
- cave paintingPrehistoric art on stone
- spray paintingApplying finish via aerosol