paintbox
Artist's pigment container
A paintbox is a portable container holding paints and brushes, typically watercolors in small compartments: She brought her paintbox to the park to sketch the pond.
The term evokes childhood art supplies or plein air painting.
In computing, paintbox refers to digital illustration software or color selection tools.
Bristled cleaning tool
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- panShallow cooking vessel
- cakeFrosted baked dessert
- wellDug water source
lid · sponge · rag · dropper · compartment · tablet · block · refill
Color-imparting material
- hueColor's specific character
- tintFaint color addition
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
gouache · tempera · primary · secondary · tertiary · complementary · analogous · cadmium
Upright frame for paintings
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- sketchbookBound paper for illustrations
- atelierCreative professional's workspace
- workspaceDesignated area for tasks
model · reference · composition · underpainting · storage
brush
Bristled cleaning tool
well · lid · sponge · rag · dropper · compartment · tablet · block · refill · portable
pigment
Color-imparting material
watercolor · gouache · tempera · primary · secondary · tertiary · complementary · analogous · cadmium · ultramarine
easel
Upright frame for paintings
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- sketchbookBound paper for illustrations
- atelierCreative professional's workspace
workspace · model · reference · composition · underpainting · storage
wash
Clean using liquid
- layeringForming successive strata
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- gradationIncremental transition between stages
mixing · dilution · opacity · transparency · lifting · glazing · bleeding · feathering · stippling · splatter
watercolors
Pigments suspended in gum arabic
- fingerpaintsHand-applied children's colors
- coloringAdding pigment to something
- craftSkilled manual art
smock · mess · playtime · gift · beginner · washable · nontoxic · prang · reeves
- plein airen plein air, field kit, natural light, golden hour, direct observation
- patternspattern, chevron, geometric pattern, stripes, plaid