Fine art

Fine art

Of, or pertaining to the creation of, any visual art that was considered to have been created for purely aesthetic purposes.

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Linseed oil

Arts & crafts; Fine art

The most popular drying oil used as paint medium. The medium hardens over several weeks as components of the oil polymerize to form an insoluble matrix. Driers can be added to accelerate this ...

Plein air

Arts & crafts; Fine art

French for "open air", referring to landscapes painted out of doors with the intention of catching the impression of the open air.

Any colouring agent, made from natural or synthetic substances, used in paints or drawing materials; the substance in paint or anything that absorbs light, producing (reflecting) the same colour as ...

Photorealism

Arts & crafts; Fine art

A style of painting in which an image is created in such exact detail that it looks like a photograph; uses everyday subject matter, and often is larger than life.

Perspective

Arts & crafts; Fine art

The art of picturing objects on a flat surface so as to give the appearance of distance or depth.

Papyrus

Arts & crafts; Fine art

The predecessor of modern paper made from the pith of the papyrus plant used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans.

Paper mâché

Arts & crafts; Fine art

A technique for creating forms by mixing wet paper pulp with glue or paste. The form hardens as it dries, and becomes suitable for painting. Although paper mâché is a French word which literally ...