abstract |
When a painting or sculpture is abstract, you can't tell what it is. It has shapes and maybe color, but it's not a clear picture of anything. The artist may be trying to suggest a feeling or idea or maybe even people and things, but the artist is not trying to show those people and things as they are in reality. [1/3 definitions] |
artist |
An artist is a person who makes art. Artists study and practice to do their art well. They make things like paintings, sculptures, music, or films. |
design |
a drawing made by an artist as a model of something. [2/5 definitions] |
easel |
An easel is a stand for holding up a flat thing like an artist's painting, a blackboard, or a sign. An artist uses an easel when he or she is standing up to paint. |
fancy |
When you fancy something, you imagine or picture it. If you fancy yourself as a famous artist, you have that picture of yourself in your imagination. [1/7 definitions] |
illustrator |
an artist who makes illustrations for books or other written works. |
medium |
A medium is a particular material that an artist chooses to do their work with. [1/6 definitions] |
model |
a person who poses for a painter, photographer, or other artist. [1/12 definitions] |
Muse |
(lower case) the source of creative ideas for an artist or scientist. [1/2 definitions] |
oil |
Oils are the paints that an artist uses. [1/3 definitions] |
outline |
If an artist outlines a figure or object in their picture, they draw or paint just the outline of it. [1/4 definitions] |
palette |
A palette is a small board that an artist uses to mix colors on and to hold the paint that he or she is going to use on a particular painting. A palette has a round hole in it that the artist's thumb goes through and helps the artist hold up the palette while painting. |
patron |
a person who gives money or other support to an artist, a group, or a cause. [1/2 definitions] |
picture |
When an artist pictures something, they include it in a drawing, painting, or photograph. [1/6 definitions] |
portrait |
A portrait is most often a painting, drawing, or photograph of a particular person, but sometimes it is a sculpture of a specific person. Most often, a portrait shows a person's face, and the artist tries to make the portrait look like that person or at least describe that person in some way. |
pose1 |
When an artist or photographer poses people, they put them in a certain position before painting or taking their picture. [1/5 definitions] |
professional |
If someone gives professional advice, they give advice that has to do with the job that they do and get paid for. If an artist gives you professional advice on your drawing, they give you advice that comes from the fact that they work as an artist and make a living from this work. [1/4 definitions] |
scene |
When an artist paints a beach scene, they paint a particular view of a beach and the things that can be seen from that view. [1/5 definitions] |
sculptor |
an artist who makes sculptures. |
shade |
When an artist shades part of a drawing or painting, they fill in that area with dark lines or dark color. [1/8 definitions] |
show |
If an artist shows her paintings, she puts them up in a place where people can see them. [1/8 definitions] |