Advanced Vocabulary - Specfic Types of Picture or Work of Art

Specfic Types of Picture or Work of Art

abstract noun

art an abstract painting or design.

aquatint noun

art a picture like a watercolour that is printed by using acid to cut a design into a sheet of metal.

bas-relief noun

art a piece of art in this style.

canvas noun

a picture painted with oil paints on canvas or other cloth.

caricature noun

art a drawing of someone that strongly emphasizes their main features, especially in order to make them seem funny.

cartoon noun

art a drawing that an artist does as preparation for doing a painting or other work of art.

collage noun

a picture made by sticking pieces of different materials together on a surface.

daub noun

mainly literary a picture painted without skill.

diptych noun

art a painting done on two separate pieces of wood that are joined to each other.

doodle noun

a pattern or picture that you draw when you are bored or are thinking about other things.

drawing noun

a picture that someone has drawn.

engraving noun

a picture made by cutting a design into a metal plate, putting ink on it, and pressing it onto paper.

etching noun

art a picture printed from a piece of metal that has been etched.

fresco noun

art a picture that is painted onto wet plaster on a wall, for example in a church.

gouache noun

art a painting made with paints mixed with water and a type of glue.

hologram noun

a kind of picture that is three-dimensional does not look flat , especially one created using lasers.

inset noun

a small picture or map inside a larger one.

installation noun

art a piece of art that consists of several different objects or pictures arranged to produce a particular effect.

landscape noun

art a painting of an area of land.

life drawing noun

art a drawing of someone, especially a model in an art class.

limited edition noun

a book, picture etc that has been produced in very small numbers.

line drawing noun

a drawing made with only lines.

linocut noun

art a picture printed from a pattern cut into a piece of linoleum fixed to a block of wood.

lithograph noun

art a picture made using lithography.

matchstick man noun

a very simple drawing of a person, with lines to represent the arms, legs, and body.

mezzotint noun

art a picture printed from a piece of metal that has some rough areas and some smooth areas.

miniature noun

art a very small painting or photograph.

mural noun

art a large painting done on a wall.

nude noun

art a painting or other work of art showing someone who is not wearing clothes.

oil noun

a painting made with paint that contains oil.

oil painting noun

a picture painted with oil paint.

old master noun

art a painting by one of the famous European painters of the 16th, 17th, or 18th centuries.

original noun

a painting or other piece of art that was done by the artist, not a copy of it.

overhead noun

a picture or piece of writing that you show to people using an overhead projector.

overlay noun

a set of extra features that are added to a picture, for example by using a computer.

painting noun

a picture made using paint.

pastel noun

a drawing made using pastels.

portrait noun

a painting, drawing, or photograph of someone, especially of their face only.

primitive noun

art a work of art by a primitive artist.

print noun

art a picture that is a copy of a painting.

print noun

an image created by pressing a special piece of wood, metal etc with a raised design on it onto paper or another surface.

projection noun

an image that is shown on a screen.

rubbing noun

a picture that you make by putting paper over a pattern on stone or metal and rubbing it with something such as a pencil.

schmaltz noun

informal music, art, or films that are emotional in a way that seems silly.

scribbles noun

marks and drawings with no meaning.

sculpture noun

art a solid object that someone makes as a work of art by shaping a substance such as stone, metal, or wood.

seascape noun

art a picture of the sea.

self-portrait noun

art a picture of you that you draw or paint yourself.

silhouette noun

an image or drawing showing only the shape of something.

sketch noun

a drawing made quickly that does not have many details.

study noun

art a first drawing, model, or plan of a work by an artist.

tableau noun

art a painting of a group of people arranged in an interesting way.

tracing noun

a trace made on a screen or piece of paper.

triptych noun

art a painting done on three separate pieces of wood that are joined to each other.

view noun

a picture or photograph of a place, especially an attractive place.

watercolour noun

art a painting that is done with watercolour paints.

woodblock noun

art a woodcut.

woodcut noun

art a picture printed using a woodcut.

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