painting technique
method of applying paint to achieve desired effects
mineral painting
mural painting technique that uses a water glass based paint
encaustic painting
artistic technique using encaustic paint
texture
in the art of painting, the look and feel of a physical surface and the paint or other materials applied to it
Paint bombs
Projectiles filled with colours
impasto
painting technique
wet-on-wet
painting technique
fresco-secco
technique of painting a mural on dried plaster
highlight
painting technique
mixed technique
method of painting with egg tempera, used in combination with oil based paints
chiaroscuro
use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition in art
aerial perspective
The optical effect on the visibility of objects seen through air with distance
Reverse glass painting
painting technique
trois crayons
drawing technique
drip painting
abstract art technique in which paint is dripped or poured on to the canvas
glue tempera painting
painting technique using animal glue as a binder
overglaze
painting technique
aerography
stencilling method in the visual arts
sgraffito
technique used in plaster, glass, gold ground and ceramic decoration that involves scratching
en plein air
act of painting outdoors
Outline
special technique in ancient Greek red-figure vase-painting
fat over lean
Style of oil painting
licked finish
process of smoothing the surface quality of a painting so that the presence of the artist's hand is no longer visible; codified by the French Academy in the eighteenth century in order to distinguish 'professional' art from that produced by amateurs
masking
protecting a selected area from change during production
Matter painting
painting technique
contour drawing
artistic technique which emphasizes mass and volume of the subject through contour
fresco painting
technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid lime plaster
sfumato
painting technique with uncertain contours
action painting
style of painting
grisaille
painting technique
ink wash painting
painting technique
glue-size
medieval painting technique
fumage
surrealist art technique
acrylic painting technique
techniques used in acrylic painting
pointillism
technique of painting with small, distinct dots
finger painting
technique achieved by applying paint using the digits of the hand rather than a brush
drybrush
painting technique
pen painting
type of grisaille painting form
fan painting
painting on a fan
lime mural
Mural painting upon lime plaster using paint dissolved in limewater.
watercolor
practice of applying watercolor to a surface
oil painting
process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil
mural
piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a large permanent surface
wash technique
visual arts technique