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arts and crafts

the arts of decorative design and handicraft

ceramics

the art of making and decorating pottery

decalcomania

the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface

decoupage

the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with vanish or lacquer

drafting, draftsmanship, drawing

the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams

glyptography

carving or engraving (especially on stones)

gastronomy

the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food

origami

the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)

painting

creating a picture with paints

perfumery

the art of making perfumes

printmaking

artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens

carving, sculpture

creating figures or designs in three dimensions

topiary

making decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or trees

pastel

the art or process of creating drawings with pastel sticks

handicraft

a craft that requires skillful hands

distemper

a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery

fresco

a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster

impasto

painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible

modeling, modelling, molding, moulding

a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied

pyrography

the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame

tracing

the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline

oil painting

the art or method of painting with oil paints

water-color, water-colour, watercolor, watercolour

the art or technique of painting with watercolors

engraving, etching

making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them

serigraphy

the act of making a print by the silkscreen method

lithography

the act of making a lithographic print

type of:

creation, creative activity

the human act of creating