visual arts
Painting and sculpture
Visual arts are art forms appreciated primarily through sight—painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, film, and architecture, among others.
The term distinguishes these from performing arts like music or dance, and literary arts.
She studied visual arts in college.
In education, visual arts often names the department covering fine arts and design.
Heavy woven cloth
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- easelUpright frame for paintings
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
watercolor · acrylic · gouache · tempera · fresco · portrait · landscape · still life
Copper-tin alloy
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- chiselEdged carving implement
- carvingShaping by cutting away
statue · bust · figurative · abstract · bas-relief · casting · mold · armature
Hardened clay objects
- potteryFired clay objects
- glassblowingCrafting molten silica by inflation
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
mosaic · enamel · batik · quilting · embroidery · lacquerware · basketry · metalwork
Graphite writing instrument
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- inkWriting fluid
- graphiteCrystalline carbon allotrope
- sketchHasty informal drawing
contour · shading · hatching · crosshatching · figure drawing · gesture · perspective · rendering
Image capturing device
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- exposureState of being unprotected
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- darkroomFilm processing chamber
digital · portrait · landscape · documentary · aperture · shutter · film · lighting
Acid-incised metal print
- woodcutRelief print from timber
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- silkscreenStencil printing through mesh
monoprint · intaglio · relief · block printing · edition · proof · plate · press
canvas
Heavy woven cloth
oil · watercolor · acrylic · gouache · tempera · fresco · portrait · landscape · still life · seascape
bronze
Copper-tin alloy
carving · statue · bust · figurative · abstract · bas-relief · casting · mold · armature · modeling
ceramics
Hardened clay objects
- potteryFired clay objects
- glassblowingCrafting molten silica by inflation
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
weaving · mosaic · enamel · batik · quilting · embroidery · lacquerware · basketry · metalwork · kiln
pencil
Graphite writing instrument
sketch · contour · shading · hatching · crosshatching · figure drawing · gesture · perspective · rendering · pastel
camera
Image capturing device
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- exposureState of being unprotected
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
darkroom · digital · portrait · landscape · documentary · aperture · shutter · film · lighting · focus
etching
Acid-incised metal print
- woodcutRelief print from timber
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
silkscreen · monoprint · intaglio · relief · block printing · edition · proof · plate · press · linocut
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- artRenaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint, Baroque
- Art & Culturepainting, sculpture, music, dance, theater
- art formspainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, music
- artscreativity, expression, songs, painting, sculpting
- arts worldgalleries, museums, studios, painters, sculptors
visual artsmusic
Organized auditory art
performing arts · sound art · dance · oral literature · spoken word
visual artsperforming arts
Live creative presentation disciplines
live performance · dance · theater · music performance · happenings
visual artsapplied arts
Design serving practical ends
practical arts · utilitarian design · industrial design · functional art · commercial art
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