VISUAL REFERENCE / 55 items
Painting & Drawing Media · 2
Explore visual expression through painting and drawing media such as watercolor, oils, acrylics, ink, and pencils.
Painting mediaPainting techniquesDrawing mediaDrawing techniquesColoring materialsBrushwork and stroke handlingWashes, glazes and transparent layers
Classification
The primary entry for choosing the medium in which a painting work is realized.
The primary entry for painting operations and making processes.
Connects to drawing media such as pencil, charcoal, and ink.
Connects to drawing operations and techniques.
Connects to coloring materials such as watercolor paint, oils, and ink.
Connects to visible brushwork and stroke handling in the finished image.
Washes, glazes and transparent layers
Connects to washes, transparent layers, and glazing important to watercolor expression.
Medium-sized dog
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Tempera paint
Paint that binds pigment in an aqueous emulsion medium.
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Medium-sized dog
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Printmaking
An artwork medium that transfers images through a matrix or screen.
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Medium-sized dog
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Textile ground
A textile support that receives paint or construction.
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Medium-sized dog
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Palette knife
A making tool with a flexible blade for mixing paint or applying it to a support.
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Collage making with landscape materials
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Collage mixed media
Combines and arranges materials from different media into one composed image.
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Valley with a river and mountain ranges
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Oil painting
Combines painting as a flat artwork medium with oil-paint color layers and brushwork.
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Valley with a river and mountain ranges
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Watercolor painting
Painting that combines a flat color-layer composition with watercolor paint's translucent layers and water-mediated edges.
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Medium-sized dog
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Colored pencil
A drawing implement characterized by fine colored lines, layered strokes, and paper grain.
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Medium-sized dog
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Sketch line
A line treatment characterized by searching repeated strokes, light underdrawing, and quick varied lines.
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Valley with a river and mountain ranges
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Acrylic painting
Combines the medium, material, process, and appearance that make an image read as acrylic painting.
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Valley with a river and mountain ranges
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Charcoal drawing
Combines the medium, material, process, and appearance that make an image read as charcoal drawing.
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