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 Artistic activities
 Styles and methods in art
 Artists
 General words for works of art and pictures
 Specific types of picture or work of art
 Words used to describe works of art or crafts
 Sculpture
 To create images on paper and canvas
 To create a work of art or craft
 Attitudes to art and culture
 Relating to the work of an artist
 To draw, or to make a mark or pattern
 Models and describing models and images

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acrylic
NOUN

ART a paint that is made from acrylic and used by artists

airbrush
NOUN

a piece of equipment that uses compressed air to send small drops of paint onto a picture or
photograph

brush
NOUN

an object used for painting, cleaning things, or making your hair tidy. It consists of a handle with stiff
fibres or thin short pieces of plastic or wire called bristles that are fixed to it

canvas
NOUN

ART canvas or other cloth on which artists paint with oil paints

chalk
NOUN
a stick of white or coloured chalk, used for writing or drawing, especially on a blackboard

crayon
NOUN

a small stick of coloured wax used for drawing

crepe paper
NOUN

thin paper that stretches easily, has small folds on its surface, and is
often used for making decorations

easel
NOUN

a frame used for supporting the paper or board that you are painting or drawing on

enamel
NOUN

ART a hard shiny substance used for protecting or decorating glass, metal, or clay

fixative
NOUN

a chemical that is used for keeping the colours of a photograph, painting, clothetc from changing

glaze
NOUN

ART a clear shiny oil that you put on paintings or on objects made of clay, leather,
or paper to protect them and make them look attractive

glazing
NOUN

a glaze used for giving clay, leather, or paper objects a shiny surface

ink
NOUN

a black or coloured liquid used for writing, drawing, or printing

medium
NOUN

ART a particular substance that artists use for creating their work, for examplepaint, wood, or stone
ochre
NOUN

ART a yellow, red, or brown type of earth used for making paint for artists

oil paint
NOUN

a thick paint used by artists, that contains oil

paint
NOUN

a coloured liquid that you put on a surface to change its colour or that you use for making a picture

paintbox
NOUN

a box containing paints for making pictures

paintbrush
NOUN

a brush used for putting paint on a surface or for making a picture with paints

paints
NOUN

a set of small blocks or tubes containing paint of different colours that you use for making pictures

palette
NOUN

a board that an artist uses for mixing paints on

palette
NOUN

the particular set of colours that an artist uses

palette knife
NOUN

a knife that an artist uses for mixing paints or putting paint on a picture

papier-mâché
NOUN

a substance consisting of pieces of paper covered in glue. You use it for making objects.
pastel
NOUN

ART a stick of colour containing pigment and water, used for making drawings

portfolio
NOUN

a large flat case for carrying large pieces of paper, especially pictures or paintings

primer
NOUN

a substance used for preparing a surface for paint

sepia
NOUN

a red-brown ink used for drawing

stencil
NOUN

a piece of card or plastic with a shape or letters cut out of it. You place it on a surface and paint over
it to make a design on something.

turpentine
NOUN

a strong-smelling oil that you use for removing paint from things such as brushes, clothes, or
your hands

turps
NOUN

BRITISHINFORMAL turpentine

watercolour
NOUN

a type of paint that is mixed with water for painting pictures

white spirit
NOUN

BRITISH a liquid made from petrol, used for removing paint marks and makingpaint thinner
woodblock
NOUN

ART a woodcut

woodcut
NOUN

a square piece of wood with a pattern on it, used for printing pictures
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