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Camilla H.
A list of words related to art and painting.
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  1. acrylic
    a glassy thermoplastic
  2. animation
    quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
  3. application
    the action of putting something into operation
  4. batik
    a dyed fabric
  5. brush
    an implement that has hairs or bristles set into a handle
  6. camera
    equipment for taking photographs
  7. canvas
    a heavy, closely woven fabric
  8. capture
    seize as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
  9. cartoon
    a humorous or satirical drawing in a newspaper or magazine
  10. ceramic
    an artifact made of clay baked at a high temperature
  11. charcoal
    a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
  12. cloth
    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
  13. colours
    a distinguishing emblem
  14. crayon
    writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing
  15. digital
    relating to or performed with the fingers
  16. display
    something intended to communicate a particular impression
  17. drawing
    a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
  18. easel
    an upright tripod for displaying something
  19. etching
    making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
  20. focus
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
  21. frame
    the internal structure that gives an artifact its shape
  22. fresco
    a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
  23. gesso
    a substance used to prepare a surface for painting
  24. glass
    a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
  25. gouache
    an opaque watercolor prepared with gum
  26. graffiti
    unauthorized drawings or writing on walls in public places
  27. graphic
    written or drawn or engraved
  28. graphite
    a soft, dark gray mineral made of carbon
  29. illusion
    an erroneous mental representation
  30. ink
    a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
  31. marker
    a writing implement for making a mark
  32. motion
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  33. oil
    a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
  34. optical
    relating to or using sight
  35. painter
    an artist who paints
  36. painting
    creating a picture with paints
  37. palette
    a board on which an artist mixes paints
  38. paper
    a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
  39. pastel
    any of various pale or light colors
  40. photography
    the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces
  41. pigment
    dry coloring material
  42. primer
    an introductory textbook
  43. technique
    a practical method or art applied to some particular task
  44. tempera
    paint made of pigment mixed with a water-soluble binder like egg yolk
  45. watercolor
    water-soluble pigment
  46. woodcut
    engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints
Created on Tue Aug 31 18:56:03 EDT 2010

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