visual artist
Creates pictures professionally
A visual artist creates work meant to be seen rather than heard or read—painting, sculpture, photography, film, digital media.
The term distinguishes from musicians, writers, and performing artists.
She's a visual artist working primarily in mixed media.
Visual artist often appears in grant applications and artist statements where painter or sculptor would be too narrow.
One who crafts pottery
- printmakerArtist using pressed plates
- potterMaker of clay vessels
- weaverThread-interlacing craftsperson
- glassblowerArtisan shaping molten silica
metalsmith · muralist · mosaicist · encaustic · batik · woodworker · lacquer · enamel
Heavy woven cloth
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- brushesBristled implements for grooming
- easelUpright frame for paintings
- oil paintPigment bound with linseed
acrylic · watercolor · portrait · landscape · still life · impressionism · expressionism · fresco
Process of putting in
- performanceCarrying out a task
- mixed-mediaArt combining different materials
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- site-specificTied to one location
Not depicting reality
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
- cubismGeometric, fragmented visual style
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- dadaismAbsurdist artistic movement
minimalism · geometric · biomorphic · collage · assemblage · pollock · action painting · gestural
Edged carving implement
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- carvingShaping by cutting away
statue · bust · maquette · foundry · molding · stone · alabaster · granite
Bound paper for illustrations
- pencilGraphite writing instrument
- inkingApplying liquid pigment
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- comicFunny performer or publication
storyboard · character design · woodcut · etching · lithography · portfolio · graphic novel · children's books
Appearance of being factual
- lifelikeResembling the real thing
- naturalismWorldview excluding the supernatural
- representationalDepicting recognizable subjects
- observationalBased on direct perception
figurative · trompe-l'oeil · photorealism · hyperrealism · academic · classical · detail · precision
Digitally manipulate images
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- 3D modelingCreating digital three-dimensional objects
- pixel artImages built from visible squares
vector · rendering · digital canvas · tablet · stylus · layers · CGI · motion graphics
ceramist
One who crafts pottery
- printmakerArtist using pressed plates
- potterMaker of clay vessels
- weaverThread-interlacing craftsperson
glassblower · metalsmith · muralist · mosaicist · encaustic · batik · woodworker · lacquer · enamel · bookbinder
canvas
Heavy woven cloth
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- brushesBristled implements for grooming
- easelUpright frame for paintings
oil paint · acrylic · watercolor · portrait · landscape · still life · impressionism · expressionism · fresco · gesso
installation
Process of putting in
- performanceCarrying out a task
- mixed-mediaArt combining different materials
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
site-specific · ephemeral · provocative · found object · readymade
nonrepresentational
Not depicting reality
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
- cubismGeometric, fragmented visual style
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
dadaism · minimalism · geometric · biomorphic · collage · assemblage · pollock · action painting · gestural · lyrical abstraction
chisel
Edged carving implement
carving · statue · bust · maquette · foundry · molding · stone · alabaster · granite · relief
sketchbook
Bound paper for illustrations
- pencilGraphite writing instrument
- inkingApplying liquid pigment
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
comic · storyboard · character design · woodcut · etching · lithography · portfolio · graphic novel · children's books · editorial
verisimilitude
Appearance of being factual
- lifelikeResembling the real thing
- naturalismWorldview excluding the supernatural
- representationalDepicting recognizable subjects
observational · figurative · trompe-l'oeil · photorealism · hyperrealism · academic · classical · detail · precision · portraiture
photoshop
Digitally manipulate images
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- 3D modelingCreating digital three-dimensional objects
pixel art · vector · rendering · digital canvas · tablet · stylus · layers · CGI · motion graphics · digital painting
- artistsPablo Picasso, painter, illustrators, Leonardo da Vinci, cartoonists
visual artistart critic
Evaluator of visual works
art collector · museum-goer · art historian · art dealer · curator
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