Painting

Color layers and brush marks are arranged on a flat surface.

Visual traits

• color layers
• brush marks
• flat composition

Expected changes

• A flat composition of color or brush marks is more likely to appear

Definition

Painting is a flat artwork medium that forms shapes or space through layers of color or pigment on a support. It does not determine a particular paint, technique, style, or subject.

In more detail

It can use brush marks, color areas, layering, or shading, while each element can be adjusted separately. It is distinct from photography, printmaking, sculpture, and a particular school.

Includes

• A flat work composed with color or pigment layers

Excludes

• A particular paint, technique, style, or subject

What this does not imply

• A particular paint, technique, art movement, or subject

Variability

Paint, brushwork, and support can be adjusted separately.

Usage

• Use it as a medium specification

Distinguish similar expressions

• Specify paint and technique separately

Typical uses

• Compose an image as a painting

Possible failure modes

• It reads as photography or a three-dimensional object