painted
Brushed on color
Painted describes something covered with paint: a painted fence, painted nails.
It also means depicted in paint: a painted portrait.
Extended uses suggest artificiality or heavy makeup: a painted lady can mean a woman wearing conspicuous cosmetics, or a type of butterfly with vivid markings.
Painted into a corner describes being trapped by one's own actions.
Preparatory coat or guide
- coatedHaving a surface layer
- enamelHard glossy coating
- lacqueredCoated with hard gloss
- varnishedCoated with clear gloss
glossy · matte · satin · rolled · latex · oil-based · peeling · chipped
Heavy woven cloth
- brushstrokesMarks left by painting
- easelUpright frame for paintings
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
portrait · landscape · mural · oil · acrylic · watercolor · fresco · tempera
Represented in visual form
- portrayedRepresented in art
- describedRepresented in language
- characterizedDefined by distinct traits
- representedStood in for another
imagined · romanticized · exaggerated · idealized · villainized · caricatured · picture · vivid
Decorated or exaggerated
- adornedMade ornamental
- ornateElaborately decorated
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
- folk-artTraditional community craftsmanship
tole · chinoiserie · delft · porcelain · ceramic · motif · floral · scrollwork
Preventing waste or loss
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- preservedKept from deterioration
- refurbishedRestored to working order
retouched · cleaned · authenticated · original · period · historical · salvaged · recovered
primer
Preparatory coat or guide
varnished · glossy · matte · satin · rolled · latex · oil-based · peeling · chipped · faded
canvas
Heavy woven cloth
- brushstrokesMarks left by painting
- easelUpright frame for paintings
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
masterpiece · portrait · landscape · mural · oil · acrylic · watercolor · fresco · tempera · gouache
depicted
Represented in visual form
- portrayedRepresented in art
- describedRepresented in language
- characterizedDefined by distinct traits
represented · imagined · romanticized · exaggerated · idealized · villainized · caricatured · picture · vivid · evocative
embellished
Decorated or exaggerated
folk-art · tole · chinoiserie · delft · porcelain · ceramic · motif · floral · scrollwork · trim
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
refurbished · retouched · cleaned · authenticated · original · period · historical · salvaged · recovered · archival
- finishespolished, varnish, matte silver, enamel, glaze
- madehandmade, crafted, built, constructed, assembled
- illustration termsdepicted, portrayed, sketched, rendered, drawn
- sidingvinyl siding, aluminum siding, cedar siding, lap siding, metal siding
- wood statesdried, dry, wet, green, raw
- furniture traitswooden, upholstered, cushioned, padded, comfortable
paintedunpainted
Lacking applied color
bare · unfinished · uncoated · raw · untreated
paintedbare
Lacking any covering
unpainted · barefaced · natural · fresh-faced · au naturel
- spray paintAerosolized coating in cans
- finger paintingArt using digits directly
- oil paintingArt made with linseed-bound pigments
- painting the townCelebrating extravagantly around town
- fresh paintRecently applied pigment
- poster paintsOpaque water-based pigments
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