art materials

Painter's studio stock

Art materials are the supplies used to create visual art—paints, brushes, canvas, clay, charcoal, pastels, and the like.

The term appears in store names, course descriptions, and supply lists: The art materials for this class will cost about fifty dollars.

Also called art supplies.

Opposites
creation process stage

art materialsartwork

Visual creative production

masterpiece · art object · finished product · painting · sculpture

functional role

art materialssolvent

Dissolving liquid or financially stable

paint stripper · eraser · sandpaper · turpentine

creative vs. utilitarian goods

art materialsoffice supplies

Materials for desk work

industrial materials · construction materials · cleaning supplies · hardware · building materials

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G