Topic: PAINTING AND DRAWING
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abstract
acrylic
acrylics
altarpiece
aquatint
brush
brushwork
canvas
cartridge paper
collage
cubism
diptych
drawing
easel
etching
execute
execution
fauvism
figure
fix
fixative
frame
freehand
fresco
full face
gallery
glaze
gouache
half-length
hatching
highlight
hue
icon
illustration
illustrator
impressionism
impressionist
lettering
life
line drawing
lithograph
lithography
miniature
miniaturist
mural
oil paint
oil painting
old master
paintbox
paintbrush
painter
painterly
painting
palette
palette knife
panel
pastel(n)
pastel(a)
pencil
perspective
pictogram
pigment
pointillism
portrait
portraiture
poster paint
primitive
retouch
rice paper
seascape
self-portrait
shade(n)
shade(v)
shading
show
sit
sitting
sketch(n)
sketch(v)
stencil(n)
stencil(v)
still life
stipple
subject
surrealism
surrealistic
tempera
trace
triptych
view
wall painting
watercolour
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paint‧ing S3 W2

1 [countable] a painted picture that you put on a wall for people to see :
a collection of valuable paintings ➔ oil painting
a collection of valuable paintings2 [uncountable] the act or skill of making a picture, using paints :
Degas' style of painting
the Cubist school of painting (=a particular style used by a group of people)
Degas' style of painting
the Cubist school of painting (=a particular style used by a group of people)3 [uncountable]DHTB the work of covering a wall, house etc with paint
painting and decorating British English