brushstrokes
Canvas paint lines
Brushstrokes are the marks left by a brush moving across a surface, especially in painting.
The term often emphasizes the visible, individual strokes as an element of artistic style: Van Gogh's thick, swirling brushstrokes.
In figurative use, brushstrokes suggest the distinctive touches or details that make up a larger picture: The novel captures small-town life in broad brushstrokes.
Heavily applied pigment technique
- drybrushPainting with little moisture
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- layeringForming successive strata
- blendingCombining into uniformity
stippling · hatching · feathering · wet-on-wet · underpainting · overpainting · loading · dabbing
Brush clean with broom
- swirlRotating, curving movement
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- flowUnbroken forward movement
rhythm · arc · curve · glide · dash · flick · motion · energy
Performer copying famous voices
- expressionistOne who conveys through art
- pointillistDot-based painting practitioner
- calligraphicOf beautiful penmanship
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
baroque · gestural · realistic · abstract · action painting · sumi-e · ink wash · Chinese
Having great depth
- thinSmall in diameter
- roughUneven in surface
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- featheryLight and soft-textured
bold · delicate · heavy · light · coarse · fine · layered · textured
impasto
Heavily applied pigment technique
- drybrushPainting with little moisture
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- layeringForming successive strata
blending · stippling · hatching · feathering · wet-on-wet · underpainting · overpainting · loading · dabbing · dragging
sweep
Brush clean with broom
flow · rhythm · arc · curve · glide · dash · flick · motion · energy · momentum
impressionist
Performer copying famous voices
- expressionistOne who conveys through art
- pointillistDot-based painting practitioner
- calligraphicOf beautiful penmanship
minimalist · baroque · gestural · realistic · abstract · action painting · sumi-e · ink wash · Chinese · Japanese
thick
Having great depth
feathery · bold · delicate · heavy · light · coarse · fine · layered · textured · visible
expressive
Showing feelings outwardly
- gesturalRelating to body movements
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- controlledKept within limits
loose · tight · confident · hesitant · energetic · calm · emotional · abstract · lyrical · dramatic
Monet
French Impressionist surname
- RembrandtSeventeenth-century Dutch painter
- VermeerBaroque Dutch painter
- PollockSurname of drip painter
Van Gogh · Cézanne · Renoir · Velázquez · Sargent · Hokusai · Rubens · Turner · Manet · Degas
- ExpressionismEdvard Munch, The Scream, Der Blaue Reiter, German Expressionism, woodcuts
- application techniquesrolling, spraying, dipping, sponging, dabbing
- Impressionismwater lilies, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Giverny, Monet
- ink paintinglandscape painting, scroll painting, hanging scroll, Chinese landscape, black ink
- realism detailstexture, shading, shadow, highlight, reflection
- abstract artabstract art, abstract expressionism, abstraction, expressionism, abstract composition
brushstrokesairbrush
Compressed-air paint sprayer
spray · carving · knife work · printmaking · etching
brushstrokessmooth finish
Surface without texture
machine-made · flat color · blank canvas · polished surface · hard edges
brushstrokesdigital art
Computer-generated visual work
computer-generated imagery · stencil work · hard edges · mass production · printout