brushstroke
Canvas paint swipe
A brushstroke is a single mark made by a brush on a surface, especially in painting.
The term often emphasizes the visible texture or movement of the painter's hand: Van Gogh's thick, swirling brushstrokes.
Figuratively, a brushstroke is a small detail or touch that contributes to a larger work: The film adds humanizing brushstrokes to its villain.
Coarse animal hair
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- easelUpright frame for paintings
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
acrylic · watercolor · gouache · pigment · medium · filbert · flat · round
Communicative body movement
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- dabSmall amount applied
- flickBrief, sharp motion
- flourishTo grow vigorously
dabbing · layering · blending · shading · stippling · hatching · feathering · wet-on-wet
Unbroken forward movement
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- swirlRotating, curving movement
- arcCurved line segment
- curveSmooth, angleless line
motion · trajectory · sweep · drag · smear · rhythm · fluidity · direction
Heavily applied pigment technique
- thickHaving great depth
- thinSmall in diameter
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- roughUneven in surface
visible · raised · ridged · tactile · surface · buildup · relief · matte
Performer copying famous voices
- expressionistOne who conveys through art
- pointillistDot-based painting practitioner
- abstractCondensed version of text
- realistOne accepting hard truths
loose · tight · bold · delicate · confident · tentative · characteristic · signature
bristle
Coarse animal hair
oil · acrylic · watercolor · gouache · pigment · medium · filbert · flat · round · fan
gesture
Communicative body movement
flourish · dabbing · layering · blending · shading · stippling · hatching · feathering · wet-on-wet · impasto
flow
Unbroken forward movement
curve · motion · trajectory · sweep · drag · smear · rhythm · fluidity · direction · continuity
impasto
Heavily applied pigment technique
rough · visible · raised · ridged · tactile · surface · buildup · relief · matte · glossy
impressionist
Performer copying famous voices
- expressionistOne who conveys through art
- pointillistDot-based painting practitioner
- abstractCondensed version of text
realist · loose · tight · bold · delicate · confident · tentative · characteristic · signature · distinctive
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- artsartist, creativity, expression, songs, painting
- art worldartist, painter, painting, paintings, sculpture
- paintingoil painting, watercolor, acrylic paint, oils, oil paints
- marksmark, blemish, blotch, seal of approval, exclamation mark
- techniquessketching, drawing, painting, sculpting, carving
brushstrokepainting
Pigment on canvas
canvas · composition · masterpiece · mural · artwork
brushstrokeerasure
Act of wiping away
blank canvas · whitewash · scraping · removal · effacement