the picture
Image being discussed
The picture refers to films collectively as an art form or industry: She works in pictures, the motion picture business.
Someone who is in the picture is involved or informed about a situation; out of the picture means excluded or no longer relevant.
To get the picture is to understand what's happening: I tried explaining twice—do you get the picture?
- overviewBroad general summary
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- brushstrokeMark left by painter's tool
visualization · watercolor · aperture · storyboard · sketch · meme · snapshot · perspective · mental image · gestalt · shutter · composition · landscape · abstract · infographic · filter · oil painting · focus